The Daily
Morning News
04 NOVEMBER 1971
News headlines and details from the Daily Morning News.
News Headlines:
- Over half million Indian troops poised for attack.
Other Headlines:
- Practice blackout tonight.
- Bhutto discusses E. Pak situation with President.
- Surrender unlicensed firearms.
- India who is shelling our villages can't be well-
wisher of W.Pakistan. - DI's committing suicide in Indian camps.
- Razakar kill 5 Indian agents.
- Explosions damage Siddhhirganj Power Station.
- Nurul Amin to meet Yahya on Nov. 6.
- Two city Bank looted.
- Indian regular troops involved in attack.
- Three shot dead at Shahjahanpur.
- 16.968 tons Canadian wheat arrive.
- Indian army takes over full control of Gujarat border.
- List of PA Candidates.
- 30 more elected unopposed to PA.
Over half million Indian troops poised for attack.
Islamabad, Nov. 3 (PPI) : India has concentrated over half million troops poised for attack on East and West Pakistan borders, according to reliable sources here.
Simultaneously, India has also deployed its navy and Air Force on aggressive war footings.
On West Pakistan border alone. India has deployed 12 infantry division. three infantry brigade groups, one armored division, four independent armoured brigades, one para brigade, two commando battalions and over 54 battallions of border Security force. likewise, on Fast wing border, seven Indian infantry divisions, three brigades three armoured regiments and 30 BSF battalions were deployed.
On both these borders, it may be mentioned, the peace time deployment had too thin, particularly on East wing border, as compared to the present concentration.
The Bulk of the Indian Air Force which consisted about 1 100 aircraft of all types has been deployed in a manner which clearly suggested that their task was to strike against Pakistan at any moment. This force already heavily equipped by the Soviet Union will shortly have supersonic medium size bombers, and also MIGs 23 from the Soviet Union.
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