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News Headlines:
- Indian Army kills 300 E. Pakistanis in Balurghat.
- About 2000 deserters surrender.
- 4,000 enter E. Pakistan from India.
- No curfew from today.
- India adopting dilatory tactics.
- Returning Pakistanis. (Editorial)
- Ready to shed last drop of blood for integrity.
Other Headlines:
- Tikka urges E. Pakistanis to return to their homes.
- Sadruddin calls on Governor.
- India moves United Nations.
- Gen. Niazi inspects military rivercraft.
- Indian bid to lure senior Pakistani diplomat fails.
- Kosyien urges early steps for return of refugees.
- India's defence budget goes up by Rs. 90.
- 3-
day period to surrender notes ends. - Escaped convicts indulging in acts of terrorism.
- Qayyum urges change in country's educational system.
- Swaran discusses refugee issue with Kosygin.
The Indian Army has killed about 300 East Pakistanis belonging to the so-
They had refused to infiltrate into East Pakistan because of insufficient training, the reports added.
Meanwhile people returning Dinajpur from India narrated tales of Indian atrocities and maltreatment meted out to bonafide Pakistanis who earlier crossed the border into India misled by false Indian propaganda.
The Indian authorities had also arrested the Sub-
Mr. Rahman had crossed the border during the recent turmoil but was soon disillusioned. He wanted to return to his homeland along with his countrymen. But Indian authorities did not allow them to do so.
It may be pointed out that India is obstructing bonafide Pakistanis from returning to their homeland with the sole object of trading on their miseries and mobilising international aid on that plea to boost up her deteriorating economy.
According to another report, bodies of large number of people who have died of cholera on the Indian side of the border are being thrown into the rivers flowing into East Pakistan. some bodies were found in river Bhugai in Mymensingh area the other day.
They authorities have warned the people not to use river water as it is feared to have been contaminated from the dead bodies.
the authorities have taken adequate measures to check the outbreak of epidemics. People have been advised to get themselves inoculated at the earliest.
The offer by the military authorities to the deserters of East Bengal Regiment and East Pakistan Rifles last week to surrender themselves with or without their weapons has met with good response and about 2000 personnel of different categories have surrendered themselves in various parts of the province, reports APP.
They include 26 officers, 29 Junior commissioned officers and over 1,800 other ranks.
The largest number of personnel have surrendered in Dacca. They included 19 officers. 2 Junior commissioned officers and 399 other ranks (including 957 of EPR).
In Commilla 5 officers, 9 Junior commissioned officers and 108 other ranks have given themselves up.
In Chittagong, 11 Junior commissioned officers and 519 other ranks have surrendered while two junior commissioned officers, 33 other ranks and 3 police men have surrendered in Joydevpur.
In Rangpur, 2 officers, 5 Junior commissioned officers and 121 other ranks have surrendered. Other personnel surrendering including 2 other ranks in Mymenshing, 10 other ranks and 2 Ansurs in Cox's Bazar and 5 other ranks in Natore.
People are returning to their home in increasing numbers from across the border, reports APP.
As many as 4,000 returnees entered Dinajpur district on Wednesday. Today, 150 persons
reported to the relief camp at Godagari in Nawabgonj sub-
Curfew in Dacca will be completely lifted from today (Friday) following restoration of complete normalcy in the city, Martial Law Authorities announced here. reports APP.
Curfew which will be lifted at 4 a.m. today will not be reimposed at midnight.
Pakistan today accused India of deliberately adopting dictatory tactics and keeping alive the issue of repatriation of personnel from Dacca and Calcutta with the sole object of maintaining at high pitch the tension between the two countries.
Elaborating this, a Foreign office spokesman said whereas Pakistan had taken initiative to resolve the impasse and accepted various proposals to effect the evacuation of personnel, the Indian Government had refused to fulfill its commitments rather she had been constantly changing its stands on the question of enabling the Pakistani Deputy High Commissioner, Mr. Mehdi Masud, to meet the Pakistani staff in Calcutta and ascertain their wishes with regard to their evacuation to Pakistan.
The spokesman said on May 10, Pakistan had proposed that a representative of the
Swiss Government should be present as witness at separate meeting between the Pakistani
Deputy High Commissioner in Calcutta, Mr. Mehdi Masud, and the East Pakistani staff.
After initially agreeing to this proposal, the Indian Government back-
According to the spokesman, this was a devious way to shift responsibility from India's shoulders to the Swiss representative, the Government of Pakistan could riot agree to this because it was for the Government of India to fulfill its assurances and arrange the meetings.
More Pakistanis who had left their homes and taken shelter in neighbouring areas are making their way back home. All arrangements have been made to receive them. Bonafide Pakistanis have nothing to fear. Clicking at the border is only meant to ensure that thousands of homeless people in West Bengal do not slip in pretending to the Pakistanis. But as far as genuine returnees are concerned everything possible is being done to facilitate their return. Complete arrangements have been made so that the returnees get food, accommodation and medical care at the reception camps, from where they will be provided transport to their homes. In their own interests, returnees should take recognised routes on which camps have been set up. By June 20 all the camps will be functioning.
Pakistan's attitude is in sharp contrast to India's. India have been shedding crocodile
tears about 'refugees' from East Pakistan, but has been systematically pushing out
Indian Muslims from border areas. Why does she not take them back? At the same time,
however, she has been trying to prevent Pakistanis from returning home. India has
inflated the figures of-
Mr. Syed Muslehuddin, President of the Sub-
He was addressing a meeting held under the auspices of Sub-
Among others professor Mahtab Uddin Ahmed, Mr. Shafiqul Hussain (Advocate), Mr. Badruzzaman (Mukhtear), Mr. Abu lais spoke in the meeting. Resolutions were passed paying tribute to the Armed Forces for the defence of Pakistan.
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