The Daily
Morning News
08 SEPTEMBER 1971
News headlines and details from the Daily Morning News.
News Headlines:
- Eight Indian agents killed
- MLR 74 amended
- Paf day in Dacca
- Bhutto demands immediate power transfer.
- Country will emerge much stronger out of present crisis: Daultana
- India ready to face any threat, says Indira.
- China reiterates support to Pakistan
- Country passing through crisis of confidence: Farid
Other Headlines:
- Pledge renewed to defend Pak integrity at all costs.
- Present economic situation will be overcome-
M.M.Ahmed - 69-
item agenda before NEC: 7 P.C project for E. wing. - 3 rebels killed in Comilla: Two held in Rajshahi
- Charges against Azad Kashmir Govt. baseless.
- Pakistanis are one whenever country's existence is involved.
- Small amount of relief from outside indicated so far
- Iranian envoy reaffirms support to Pakistan
Netrakona, Sept. 7 (APP): Five Indian agents were killed and sizeable quantity of arms and ammunitions were recovered in Dharampasha police station on September 4 last according to report received here.
In another said, three Indian agents were killed in Madan police station, Arms and ammunitions were also seized.
Rawalpindi, Sept. 7 (APP): Martial Law regulation No. 74 as amended by Martial Law Regulation No. 90 shall be further amended as follows:
In clause (A) in paragraph 1, for the expression "Zone B—Major General M. Rahim Khan, S.Q.A' the expression "Zone B—Major General Mohammad Jamshed Sj. Mc. and Major general M. Rahim Khan, S.Q.A." shall be substituted and shall be deemed to have been so substituted with effect from 2nd September, 1971.
An impressive parade was held at PAF Base, Dacca as a part of Air Force Day celebrations yesterday.
The Air officer commanding (AOC). PAF Base, Air Commondore Inam H. Khan reviewed the parade and took the salute.
The Day opened with Fateha Khawani at graveyards after the morning prayer.
The AOC read out the commander-
The Commander-
The message further said that the PAF personnel, on this occasion rededicate themselves to the defence of their homeland. "The Pakistan Air Force is prepared for any eventuality, the message added.
Hyderabad, Sept. 7 (APP): The chairman of the Pakistan People's Party Mr. Z.A. Bhutto said here today that without the active participation of the people's representatives in the Government the present crisis in the country could not be solved successfully.
Mr. Bhutto demanded immediate transfer of power to the elected representatives of the people and an end to the present state of uncertainty.
Addressing his party workers, he accused the capitalists, industrialist and bankers for blocking the way of transfer of power to his party which had won a thumping majority in the elections.
He sounded a note of warning to these people.
The chairman of the Pakistan People's Party said that his party was committed to turn Pakistan into a prosperous and powerful and happy country where each and every man could live in peace and with honour.
He said this was the ideal of the Quaid-
He said that the Quaid-
Mr. Bhutto said the country was facing a political and economic crisis which could be solved by those who know about.
He declared that he was prepared to face the crisis alone. With the peoples co-
Mr. Z.A. Bhutto said he was not power hungry as under the present circumstances, he would have to face tremendous difficulties to steer the country out of the grave crisis.
He criticised the policies of the Government and said he failed to understand that at one stage the Government says it had appointed a committee to examine quitting the commonwealth and another announcement says that a delegation would be leaving to attend the commonwealth conference.
He said the People's Party has won the elections but still his party has not been able to get into power.
He said the present crisis could be solved by him and by his party alone.
Mr. Bhutto said he was under pressure from the people and the Government should know about his difficulties.
He was hopeful that his party would come to power and declared that he was not afraid of elections and was sure to win with thumping majority, again if fresh elections were held in the country.
He said "we want that our youth should get themselves educated and contribute their lot to make Pakistan a welfare state."
Lahore, Sept. 7(APP): Mian Mumtaz Muhammad Khan Daultana, president of the Pakistan Council Muslim League, Yesterday said the country would emerge much stronger out of the present crisis which is not the result of any internal politics but due to the well prepared and planned Indian conspiracies.
Addressing a Defence Day meeting organised by the Muslim League National Guards at the publicity office of the party on Maclead Road here. Main Mumtaz Daultana said that that Indian leaders had been conspiring against Pakistan since its birth and would continue doing so in future too, but the valiant Armed Forces and people of Pakistan would always frustrate their evil designs as they had done in September 1965 and again during the past few months in East Pakistan.
Paying tribute to the Armed Forces the Council Muslim League Chief said that their achievements and deeds of history not only of Pakistan but also in that of the whole Islamic world. The latest addition to the list of the heroes of the Armed Forces was that of pilot officer Rashid Minhas who fell martyr for the Nations prestige and glory in an unprecedent way. Mian Daultana said Rashid Minhas sacrifice had imbied a new spirit in nation's youth and they had reaffirmed their faith in Pakistan and the glory of Islam.
As long the ideology on the basis of which Pakistan was established remained strong the nation would continue producing heroes like Rashid Minhas Shaheed and no power on earth would succeed in its nefarious plans against Pakistan, Mian Daultana added.
He also paid tributes to the patriotic people of East Pakistan. who is said, had to make great sacrifices to preserve the national sovereignty and integrity. He said the people of East Pakistan were as much Patriotic as people of any other province. A very limited number of people were swayed by the Indian agents in that wing through regional slogans and that was too because the organizations having faith in the Pakistan ideology were not united and the enemy's agents took advantage of this disunity.
The council Muslim League president hoped that after the meeting of the central council of his party in Karachi next week the nation would move towards having an organization which would have its roots in the masses and which would launch a sincere and effective campaign from Peshawar to Chittagong to imbibe the same Islamic spirit in the nation as was before and at the time of independence.
Sardar Shaukat Hayat Khan, president of the Punjub Council Muslim League, Mr. Hussain, Qadri and Mr. Mohammad Islail, Salar Aala, provincial Muslim League National Guards also addressed the meeting.
Sardar Shaukat Hayat khan called upon all the parties believing in Pakistan ideology to make united efforts to frustrate the efforts of the elements trying to enforce unIslamic ideologies and thereby strengthening the hands of Bharat.
Udhampur, (India-
This is the first time Mrs. Gandhi has toured these sensitive areas since she became Prime Minister five and a half year ago.
Mrs. Gandhi told a meeting at Rajouri that India was "ready to face any threat, and our troops are alert and vigilant."
Reuter adds: Mrs. Gandhi said, India could not afford to remain silent in face of what was happening in East Pakistan. It had become India's affair with the arrival of eight million refugees, Mrs. Gandhi said .
She deplored the paucity of international aid when India was spending 25 million
rupees (1400,000) sterling a day to look after the reaffirmed that the friendship
treaty signed with the Soviet Union last month did not compromise India's non-
In the party accompanying Mrs. Gandhi was lieutenant General Sanata Singh, corps commander in Jammu and Kashmir.'
Karachi, Sept 7 (PPI): Mr. Nieh Kung Chang, Chinese consul General in Karachi has said that China has never interfered in the internal affairs of other countries and opposed interference in the internal affairs of the country by others.
He was speaking at a reception hosted in his honour by the Pakistan China Friendship society to celebrate Defence Day at a local hotel here yesterday evening. He said the internal problems of Pakistan can only be solved by the Pakistani people and none should be allowed to interfere in them.
The Chinese Consul General pointed out that the Chinese Government and the people will as, Pakistan Government and people in their just struggle for the defence on national independence and state Sovereignty and against aggression and interference,
Mr. Chang said, "We support the people of Kashmir in their just struggle for their
right of self-
The Chinese diplomat pointed out that the large scale attack launched by the expansionists in 1965 seriously threatened the national independence and state Sovereignty of Pakistan. But the brave Pakistani people defying brute forces rose bravely in resistance victoriously repelled them, thwarted their ambition and safeguarded their Sovereignty and independence, he added.
Continuing Mr. Chang said "We greatly admire the spirit of Pakistani People of fearing no villains and being bold to struggle for victory. He maintained that the Chinese Government and people have always been supporting and sympathizing the just struggle of the Pakistanis.
The Pakistan Government and people have always been supporting the Chinese people in their struggle against the plot creating to China and for the restoration of China's legitimate right in the United Nations.
He said Pakistan is one of the 18 countries which submitted to UN a draft resolution on restoration of China people's right to UN for this. He expressed his country's thanks to the Pakistan Government and people.
Maulvi Farid Ahmed, president of the Pakistan peace and welfare council, said in Dacca yesterday that the solution of the present problem confronting the nation, depended much on the development of mind by the West Pakistani leaders to accept the East Pakistani leadership and the legitimate demands of the province, reports PPI.
In a statement made to PPI yesterday morning the peace council chief said that though peace and normalcy continued, the country was currently passing through a crisis of confidence, and that this crisis could only be overcome by creating an atmosphere of confidence.
He said he had visited even the remotest areas of West Pakistan in many of his mass contact tours, and the experiences of these tours had made him absolutely confident that the West Pakistani masses were very much with their downtrodden brethren of East Pakistan in their weal and woe. They are ready to make any sacrifice to safeguard the interest of their East Pakistani brethren, he said.
Maulvi Farid Ahmed accused the West Pakistani leaders for not helping further solidification of this mutual trust and understanding among the masses. He said, instead, of cementing further the brotherly bonds of unity between the people of East and West Pakistan, the selfish leaders continued to play them up against each other in the pursuits of their petty political ends. Without mentioning anybody by name, he said unless the selfish leaders of West Pakistan developed mind to accept East Pakistani people and their grievances as their own. They would simply continue to give their disservice to the nation,
Making his own analysis of the country's present situation, he said that the sense of frustration and deprivation which had developed among East Pakistani people over the past 24 present problem (has arisen). A section of people he said had already gone impatient and decided in favour of secession as a solution. While a vast majority firmly believed that the fulfillment of their demands lay in United Pakistan.
Crisis of confidence
But he said, both the categories were presently passing through a crisis of confidence. Maulvi Farid considered the creation of an atmosphere of confidence as the foremost task in this state of affairs, and said in doing so the West Pakistani leaders must share the feelings of west Pakistani People by developing in them a mind to accept the East Pakistani leadership and also to put in their best to redress to grievances of East Pakistani people.
Giving his own explanation of what The Government could do in this respect, the former central labour Minister, advocated that for creations the desired atmosphere of confidence, East Pakistan must be given proper share in the country's administrative machinery by position. East Pakistani officers as inspector General of Police, chief secretaries and other important administrators in the provinces of West Pakistan.
More East Pakistanis should be recruited where ever recruitment was made and the provinces representation in the central set up should also be raised from the present position, he said. He added that if things move in this process until a people's will find its own solution in the normal course.
All praise
Maulvi Farid Ahmad who returned to Dacca the other day after an eight day tour of West Pakistan was all praise for the people of West Pakistan for their concern and anxiety about the well being of their East Pakistani brethren.
Turning to the economic question, he said that the economy of West Pakistan was almost
self-
He said that the people of Pakistan were always one-
Maulvi Farid expressed his firm belief that no power on earth could do any harm to us a nation, it was sincerely and honesty put in our best for advancing national cause by giving up petty selfish consideration.
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