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News Headlines:
- India moves Reservists along East Pak border.
- Governors' conference to consider political situation.
- British MPs call on Foreign Secretary
- Another PPP delegation for E. Wing.
Other Headlines:
- Governor off to Pindi.
- Bhutto calls on Yahya.
- UN to help Pakistan rehabilitate DPs.
- Prince Sadruddin off to New Delhi.
- More Pakistani nationals return.
- Returnees tell woeful tales of maltreatment.
- Governor's confce to consider political situation.
- General Niazi visits northern region.
- Daulatana's plea to avoid speculations on Yahya's plan.
- People urged to sit together and thrash out problems.
- Gen. Hamid visits Defence Science Organisation.
- Gazette of Pakistan.
- Programme for Integrity week chalked out.
- Constitutional problems of' Pakistan.
- 'Observer' on India-
Pakistan situation. - U. S. refugee official to visit India. -
Bhutto in Pindi. - Khan Sabur says : India utilising refugees for getting aid.
- India's false propaganda condemned.
- Call to remit Abdullah Malik's sentence, fine.
- Co-
operation with army, calls Zaman. - NEC meets tomorrow.
- Peace Committee doing useful work : Tikka Khan.
- No restrictions on movement within Province.
India has moved her reservists to the border along East Pakistan in support of her
regular troops who are already lost to the East Pakistan-
This was stated by lieutenant General Tikka Khan, the East Pakistan Governor while taking to newsmen at the VIP lounge of the Lahore Airport on his arrival here tonight from Dacca via Karachi.
He said with the movement of the reservists India was in a position to adopt both offensive and defensive postures towards Pakistan at will.
But, Gen. Tikka Khan further said, Pakistani troops were also on the borders although they did not fire into Indian territory.
However, according to him Indian troops gave fire support from across the border to the saboteurs who occasionally created trouble inside Pakistani territory.
He said the saboteurs were deserters of the Pakistan army who wanted to set up Bangladesh. But, He remarked, Bangladesh existed in India alone. Asked what sort of trouble was being created by the saboteurs, he replied "They lay odd mines here and there." He said in army language "we call these as nuisance mines."
The East Pakistan Governor said the Indians were creating lot of terror near the border and spreading such rumours as "fighting will take place." If(, said the Pakistan Armed Forces were trying their best to remove fright from the minds of the people living in border areas. "while we create sense of confidence. the Indians create sense of fear for the displaced persons" he said "India do not let the displaced persons come back to their homes."
Speaking more about the displaced persons he said 2 1 reception centres had been established in East Pakistan for the returning Pakistani citizens.
He said from 8.000 to 10,000 had come back till saturday last in addition to 4,000 to 5,000 who had come through unrecognised routes, he added. He said the displaced persons were provided all the necessary facilities on their way back home from India.
At Karachi PPI adds:
(Lt. Gen.) Tikka Khan, earlier said in Karachi his Government was fully prepared to meet the situation arising out of any possible border infiltrations during the monsoons.
He flew in here from Dacca today en route to Rawalpindi for the Governors' conference and the National Economic Council meeting.
Talking to journalists at the Karachi Airport, he said situation in his province was peaceful and returning to normalcy. There had been some cases of bridge blowing
and other sabotage activities on the border by the Indian infiltrators but this had now been controlled.
Returnees
The Governor debunked the Indian propaganda and said that following the return home appeal by the president and the general amnesty call given by him, people had begun returning to their homes.
He said the amnesty declaration applied to political workers also and expressed the hope that they would take advantage of it.
The Governor said situation in East Pakistan should be taken into account before settling the power transfer issue.
As for now, industries had begun functioning and the workers were returning to their jobs. The city of Dacca was almost normal now and the port in Chittagong and Chalna were their full swing.
"We have already exported raw jute and other goods and have reached the monthly export target for the last month" he said.
The East-
President General A. M. Yahya Khan will preside over the Governors' conference to be held here on June 17 to consider the general political situation obtaining in the country and may also take some administrative decisions. PPI learnt here today.
The conference will be attended among others by all the provincial Governors, Chief
Secretaries, Economic Adviser to the President, Chairman, Planning Commission and
some other senior officials. This will be for the first time that Lt-
The conference which will be preceded by the National Economic Council meeting which will also presided over by President Yahya Khan, will take stock of the prevailing law and order situation obtaining in the country particularly in East Pakistan.
The conference is also expected to consider the present food situation in the country and take measures to replenish the stock.
The recent action of the Government in demonetisation of the currency notes of the denomination of Rs. 500 and Rs. 100 may also figure in the conference.
Since the President in his recent press conference in Karachi had hinted about the announcement of the plan of the transfer of power, the Governors' conference may also discuss this issue taking into consideration the political situation prevailing in both wings of the country.
The visiting British parliamentary delegation called on the Foreign Secretary, Mr. Sultan Khan here this morning.
The foreign Secretary discussed with them the attitude taken by various countries towards the situation in Fast Pakistan with particular reference to that of the United Kingdom.
The delegation consisting of Mr. James Kilfedder, Mrs. Jill Knight and Mr. James Tinn spent about an hour half with Pakistan's Foreign Secretary.
The Chairman of Pakistan Peoples Party, Mr. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, said here today that another PPP delegation would visit East Pakistan soon.
Talking to newsmen at his hotel, he said that the delegation would include persons who know East Pakistan and have contacts there.
Mr. Bhutto said he would also visit East Wing, but no date had so far been fixed.
Replying to a question whether the PPP Central Committee will hold a meeting after the announcement, of power transfer plan by the President, Mr. Bhutto said the committee meets periodically and it will naturally take into account such an important announcement when it. was made.
Mr. Bhutto said that meeting with the President was the primary purpose of his present visit here.
The PPP Chairman, said he might say something to the press if I find it at all necessary.
A PPP delegation from campbellpur led by Malik Hakmin, MPA-
Malik hakmin said Mr. Bhutto had promised to visit camp Bellpur in the near future. The delegation he said, had apprised the PPP Chairman of the people's problems in their area.
The leader of UBL Employees Union deputation said the PPP Chairman had assured them of all possible help for the removal of their grievances.
Mr. Bhutto, who will be staying here for a couple of days, is visiting Gujar Khan and Jhelum on June 16. He will address partymen there.
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