The Daily Morning News
10 NOVEMBER 1971
News headlines and details from the Daily Morning News.
News Headlines:
- Heavy Casualties inflicted
- Four varsity professors get 14 yrs. R. I.
- Bhutto meets President.
- Sadruddin meets Yahya.
- Nominations invited for by-
election. - 12 more elected to PA.
- Turkish Foreign Minister visiting Pakistan.
Other Headlines:
- 2 companies of regular Indian soldiers checked.
- Rightist parties agree on alliance, says Nurul Amin.
- Pakistan little concerned at US arms embargo.
- Indira opens dialogue with French leaders.
- Efforts should be exerted to find peaceful solution to Indo-
Pak conflict: Tito. - Power transfer is only way to normalcy : Nurul Amin
- Gandaria station ran ransacked.
- Razakars eliminate three hide -
outs of Indian agents. - Several refugee camps destroyed in storm.
- 13 CSP, 42 EPCS Officers get 14 years K. 1.
- Jamiat leaders calls on Yahya.
- Education Directorate to be split up into four parts Abbas.
- 58 declared elected to NA so far.
2 Companies of' regular Indian soldiers checked two companies of Indian regular troops, supported by armour and artillery yesterday attacked Pakistan positions south of Comilla but they were successfully checked reports APP.
The aggressors suffered heavy casualties. One Pakistani soldier was killed and two others wounded. Further details of the attack and enemy losses are still awaited.
Reports from other border areas show that Indian agents continue prodding Pakistan positions to find vulnerable points to achieve infiltration but every time they are beaten back with heavy casualties. One such attempt was made today near Jatiapur, north of Sylhet and the other near lalgarh, South of Comilla. The
intruders were supported by Indian artillery during the prodding attacks. They suffered 18 dead at Jatiapur and 23 near Lalgarh.
In a similar attempt near panihata in Mymensingh district, they suffered 16 dead. Three Pakistani soldiers were wounded in these encounters.
Four University professors were convicted and each sentenced to under go 14 years rigorous imprisonment by special Military Court Dacca. according to a press release issued here yesterday reports APP.
Fifty percent of their properties have also been ordered to he constricted. The
professors were tried in absentia. They were asked to appear before the court of
the SMLA, sector -
Following are the professors :
1. Prof. Muzaffar Ahmed Chowdhury. Political Science Department, Dacca University:
2. Prod: abdur Razzak, Political science Department, Dacca University: 3. Prof. Sarwar Morshed, English Dept, Dacca University : and 4. Prof. Mozaharul Islam, Bengali Dept. Rajshahi University.
Rawalpindi, Nov. 9(APP) :The Chairman of the Pakistan People's Party, Mr_ "I_. A. Bhutto, had a meeting with President General A. M. Yahya Khan today
Rawalpindi, Nov. 9 (APP) : Prince Sadruddin. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, had a meeting with the President, General A. M. Yahya Khan, at the President's House here this morning.
The meeting lasted over one hour. Earlier the United Nations High Commissioner for
Refugees Prince Sadruddin, arrived here this morning for a three-
He was received at the Islamabad Airport by Mr. Tayyab Husain, Advisor to the President and officials of the Foreign Office.
During his stay here he will also call on Foreign Secretary. Mr. Sultan Mohammad Khan. He will leave Teheran on November 12.
During his stay in India, he will met Sardar Swaran Singh. Indian Foreign Minister and other Indian officials besides visiting camps of' displaced persons in West Bengal. He presented a cheque for 1.75 million dollars to Mr. Swaran Singh for the Purchase of clothing for refugees.
Nizam-
Among the party chiefs who have been declared unopposed elected so far are prof.
Gulam Azam of Jamaat-
The polling will be held in December.
Islamabad, Nov. 9 : In pursuance of the provisions of sections 11 of the National
and Provincial Assemblies (Elections) Ordinance, 1970 (XIIII of 1970) read with section
96 of that Ordinance and Article 7 of the legal Framework Order. 1970 (P. O. No-
With the election of 12 more candidates to the East Pakistan Assembly yesterday in
the by-
In the first phase (so far 70 candidates out of 105 seats far which elections are being held have declared provisionally elected to the East Pakistan Assembly.
One of the provisionally elected candidates were killed by miscreants in Narayanganj on Sunday last. The Election Commission will announce fresh programme of Election in this constituency soon.
Islamabad, Nov. 9 : The Foreign Minister of the Republic of' Turkey. his Excellency Mr. Oman Olcay, will pay on Official visit to Pakistan, from November 28.
The visit will be in return for the Official visit to Turkey in July 1968 by the former foreign Minister of Pakistan, Mian Arshad Hussain.
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