The Daily
Morning News
16 MAY 1971
News headlines and details from the Daily Morning News.
News Headlines:
- Organised armed resistance liquidated all over province. Adequate stock of foodgrains: Tikka.
- Curfew relaxed by two hours.
- 3 E, Wing MPAs of defunct AL condemn interference.
Other Headlines:
- China has so far pledged 307M. dollars in economic aid to Pakistan.
- Rice price comes down.
- Statement of ICFTU Secy-
Gen. on situation in Pakistan protested. - Secondary schools for girls open in city & Narayanganj.
Tikka Khan has said that organised armed resistance has been liquidated all over the province, reports APP.
Only scattered cases of mischief making are taking place in the interior which mostly are in the form of looting, terrorism or harassment of the innocent population, he said.
The Government was talking informally to two special correspondents of the APP who
had called on him at the Governor's House on Friday at the end of their one-
Answering question the Governor said the Army was closing in on mischief-
About Indian infiltration General Tikka Khan said Indian infiltrators were resorting to acts of sabotage at certain points but to little or no advantage.
On the question of restoration of administration he said more and more government servants were reporting for duty.
Governor Tikka Khan disclosed that in order to utilize the available administrative manpower to the maximum he had launched a scheme under which full assistance is being provided at the district level. He further said that the measure had gone a long way in gearing up the administration.
No famine
Tikka Khan emphatically denied foreign press reports of impending famine in East Pakistan. He said so far as foodgrains were concerned. These were not scarce. Goverment had adequate stocks. However in certain areas due to disruption of communications the transportation of food stocks was creating some difficulty.
For example, the Indian infiltrators had damaged certain rail bridges between Dacca and Chittagong which were being repaired speedily, he said.
On the economic side the Governor said majority of the factories and mills as also shops had started working. Measures were being evolved to make the remaining industrial and commercial houses to resume work very soon.
Asked if the MR administration intended taking deterrent action against those who were not running their industrial or commercial concerns, he replied that all of them were being induced to operate their concerns.
To a question whether there was any possibility of such industrial units and shops as were still not open, being sealed of or alloted to others to keep them going for the sake of the province's economy, he said, he would not rule out such a possibility. They could not be allowed to hit the economy of East Pakistan any more like this, he added.
Agriculture sector
Tikka Khan expressed satisfaction at the normalcy prevailing in the agricultural sector. This is a very heartening aspect of East Pakistan's economy, he remarked.
Replying to a question the governor said the labour had started returning to the tea gardens in Sylhet and there was not much loss to the tea industry.
He told a questioner that vigorous efforts were being made to retrieve the huge amount of money looted from certain government treasuries and banks during the troubled days. However, in certain cases, according to him, the money had gone out of the country.
The curfew in Dacca has been further relaxed by two hours with immediate effect martial law authorities announced here yesterday, reports APP.
From tonight, curfew will be reimposed at mid-
Three East Pakistan MPAs belonging to the defunct Awami League in separate statements have emphasised the need for maintaining the solidarity and integrity of Pakistan at all costs reports PPI.
They said Pakistan is one and inseparable and no power on earth can undo it. They
strongly condemned Indian armed infiltration into East Pakistan and interference
in Pakistan's internal affairs. They also strongly criticised India for instigating
and giving active support and martial help to secessionist and anti-
But India will never succeed in her nefarious designs, they added.
The MPAs are Mr. Md. Moinuddin Miaji from Jessore; Mr. Habibur Rahman Khan from Khulna and Mr. Mohammed Sayyed.
An independent political leader from Jessore, Mr. M.A. Aziz also issued a similar statement
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