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The Daily

Morning News

IMPORTANT HEADLINES FROM JUNE 1971

News headlines and details from the Daily Morning News.

News Headlines:

  • Indira's threat against Pakistan a dangerous Challenge to peace.
  • 120 EBR, EPR deserters in Indian Jails.
  • Tribal sardars laud Yahya for timely action.

 

  • Huge quantity of arms recovered in Mymensingh.
  • Bangladesh Radio in Agartala.
  • Over 500 dead in West Bengal Refugee Camps.

 

  • RU teachers refute Indian Propaganda. No damage to colleges and Universities.
  • 30,000 E. Pakistani anti-state elements being trained.

 

  • Large number of E. Pak. trainees escape from Indian camps.
  • Patuakhali peace committee rendering yeoman service.

 

  • Rumours about destruction of Chittagong port baseless.
  • ML ORDER NO. 22 Amended.
  • Opportunity for deserters to surrender.

 

  • Holland's gift for E. Pakistan Refugees.
  • 2,550 E. Pak refugees die of Cholera.

 

  • Moudoodi's memorandum.
  • Normal life in Rajshahi.

 

  • 500 and 100 rupee notes demonetised: Note with 'Joy Bangla' inscription not legal Tende.
  • Unification of three Leagues: Body formed.

 

  • Britain offers to supply free vaccine
  • Peace Committee in sub-divisional, dist. towns formed
  • India criticised for preventing return of E. Wing people.

 

  • Indian Army kills 300 E. Pakistanis in Balurghat.
  • About 200 deserters surrender.

 

  • More Pakistanis return home from India.
  • Sadruddin visits two reception centres.
  • Pakistan expresses concern continued maltreatment of Pakistan DHG in Calcutta.

 

  • E. Pakistan food Position remains satisfactory.
  • 16,396 tons of rice for E. Pakistan. Dinajpur SDO arrested in India.
  • Plea to raise E. Pakistan crisis in U. N. Council.

 

  • NWFP Govt. gets power under MLR No. 22
  • British MPs call on Yahya

 

  • India moves Reservists along East Pak border.
  • Governors' conference to consider political situation.

 

  • Normalcy has returned, says Begum Solaiman.
  • British MPs in city.
  • President alone to decide power transfer : Tikka Khan.

 

  • Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Pakistan deal
  • PDP against power transfer at this stage.

 

  • NEC approves Rs. 550 cr. public sector development prograrnme .
  • Unprovoked Indian shelling and intrusions into East Pakistan.
  • Begum Solaiman against power transfer at this crucial moment'.

 

  • Workers reporting back for duty by June 30 will be accepted
  • Bhutto watching every Indian step on DPs
  • Time not ripe for power transfer, says Ghulam Azam.

 

  • India obstructing return of refugees, says Tikka
  • British MPs praise Yahya sincerity.
  • 20 persons arrested in Karachi for raising objectionable slogans

 

  • Strong protest lodged :Shelling of Pak territory by Indian forces continues.
  • Negligence of our ideology led to East wing events.
  • Yahya deeply grieved.

 

  • Press reports grossly exaggerated PAK-ARMY doing a great deal of good work, says British MP. (From Yehya Syed)
  • Indians clearing 3-miles border belt Tripura.

 

  • Indian forces continue violating Pak borders.
  • Five sentenced to death in shyampur rioting case.
  • Normalcy prevails in Rajshahi.

 

  • 161 more deserters surrender.
  • Gen. Hamid finds troops in Feni, B. Baria cheerful.
  • Kosygin meets Pak envoy. - Bhutto condemns threat to boycott aid.

 

  • Border violations by India, World powers informed of threat to peace in region. (Hasan Akhtar)
  • Two Shiploads of US arms coming to Pakistan.
  • Masud not allowed to visit Delhi to Meet Pak HC.

 

  • Jehddha confce express full support to Pakistan.
  • Gen. hamid visits AQ, Flag officer commanding, EP.
  • Foreign TV coverage of E. Wing allowed.

 

  • Strong protest lodges. Delebarate Indian armed aggression.
  • Kustia MNA stabbeed in Calcutta.
  • Indian news media asked to decry Yahya's address.

 

  • Pakistan not to accept aid with strivings : Ahmed.
  • British MPs. visit Sylhet, Barisal.
  • Pakistan should reject foreign says Kasuri.

 

  • Committee drafting constitution power transfer in 4 months : Yahya.
  • Gen. Tikka Khan presents E. pak. budget today.
  • Mufti Mahmud against aid withstrings.
  • Sardar Ishaq joins PPP.

 

  • Gen. Tikka presents Rs. 205.24 crore revenue budget for province 4.5 per cent growth rate indicate
  • Increased Indian provocations on E. Pak borders
  • Disbursement of increments

 

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