The Daily
Morning News
12 SEPTEMBER 1971
News headlines and details from the Daily Morning News.
News Headlines:
- Homage to Father of the Nation: constitution according to wishes of Quaid urged.
- Happenings in E. wing result of master plan launched by India.
- PDP's condition for participation in power transfer.
- Call to uphold Quaid's principles.
- Razakars seize 6 mortars from Indian agents.
- CML executive favours merger.
- Life, property of citizens will be protected: Malik.
- PML will not allow any party to resort to violence: Qayyum.
- Quasem stresses need for merger of ML factions.
- Sylhet hails Malik's appointment.
- PPP leaders opposed demands for fresh polls.
Other Headlines:
- 7 killed in West Bengal.
- Mohamud Ali for Karachi on Sept. 15.
- Shifting, categorisation of Quaid's papers completed.
- Govt.s' determination to maintain national integrity commended.
- Muslim nations may discuss Filipino massacre.
- Youth called upon to emulate qualities of Rashid Minhas.
- World literacy Day observed in Comilla.
- Sardar Qayyum Says: Pakistan an impregnable fortress against Brahmin colonial expansion.
- Govt. yet to take decision: Remission of land revenue.
- Madani day observed in Comilla.
- National day functions: Public relations bodies to be set up in Punjub.
- Flood causes heavy damage to Aman Paddy in Barisal.
- Yahya's timely action hailed.
(By staff Reporter)
The people of East Pakistan as their brethren in the wing yesterday observed the
23rd death anniversary of Quaid-
The day was observed as a public holiday and national flag flew half mast atop public and private buildings as mark of homage to the father of the nation.
In Dacca the Government and other offices commercial establishments and shopping centres remained closed Fateha Khwani and Milad Mahfil, seminar, meeting and exhibition highlighting the life, ideals and teachings of the Quaid were parts of the day's programmes.
The organisers of the day's programmes which were largely attended by people from
various walks of life included political socio-
A symposium was held at the Mainuddin Memorial Hall under the auspices of Pakistan Democratic Party. Presided over by Nurul Amin, the symposium was addressed by Mr. Mahmud Ali, Mr. Zulmat Ali Khan, Mr. Rafiqul Hussain and others.
The Dacca city convention Muslim League organised a Milad Mahfil and Fateha Khwani,
at the Muslim League office, East Pakistan Nizam-
An exhibition was held at Curzon Hall under the auspices of Islami Chhatra Sangha. The Pakistan Council, Dacca Centre, organised a seminar on the occasion. The Day was also observed by the Bulbul Academy of Fine Arts, Nazrul Academy and Dacca city peace committee.
Maulana Ashraf Ali, General Secretary, East Pakistan Nizame-
Maulana Siddique Ahmed in his presidential address urged the nation and the Government
to make the constitution of Pakistan according to the wishes of our beloved Quaid-
The meeting was ended with Fateha Khawni and prayer.
Dacca city peace committee
The Dacca city peace committee observed the day through holding a Mahfil-
Mr. Mansoor Ali appealed to the people to come forward and contribute their worth
for the solidarity and ideology of Pakistan. Mr. M. Rashid Uddin advised the people
not to forget the teachings of Quaid-
Exhibition
APP adds: The Dacca city branch of Pakistan Islamic Chatra Sangha organised a attractive
and colourful exibition on the life and achievements of Quaid-
Inaugurating the exibition the Amir of East Pakistan Jamaat-
Professor Ghulam Azam said only those people could safeguard the integrity of Pakistan
who had respect for the Quaid-
Addressing a public meeting. organised by the Lalbag Union on the occasion, the General
secretary of East Pakistan convention Muslim League. Mr. A.N. Yousuf urged upon the
party workers to stand united against all odds in the progress of Pakistan he also
appealed to the Government to formulate to the constitution of Pakistan in accordance
of the teachings and ideals of the Quaid-
Farid
Maulvi Farid Ahmed, president of Pakistan peace and welfare council said in Dacca
yesterday that creation of Pakistan under the leadership of Quaid-
Speaking at a Quaid-
The discussion meeting organised by the Pakistan peace and welfare council on the
Quaid-
While paying glowing tributes to the memories of the Father the Nation the peace council chief regretted that this historical link between the creation if Pakistan and the revolutionary Islamic movement continued to loosen in our national life after death of the Quaid.
Referring to the recent happenings in the country Maulvi Farid said that these were
the results of Indo-
He said that the sense of frustration and deprivation which formed the essence of present crisis internally must be removed by redressing the grievances of the people.
Pakistan council
Tributes were paid to the memory of Quaid-
Prof. Zulfiquar Ali in his presidential address said that only by following the determination,
ideals and strong personality of Quaid-
Dr. S.Sabir in his paper said that Quaid-
The most outstanding of his character was uncompromising independence and sense of
self-
He said that Quaid-
Principal A.W.Khan Chowdhury discussed about outstanding qualities of Quaid-
Shah Nazmul Hassan said that Quaid's message will guide us as a beacon in our present national crisis.
The Dacca Municipality committee organised a discussion meeting, Milad Mahfil and Quaran Khwani were also held on the occasion.
Addressing the meeting the Administrator of the Municipality Major(Retd) S.A. Khan ...advised the people to practise the teachings of Islam in all sphere of life.
Lahore, Sept. 11 (APP): Khan Abdul Qayyum Khan, president of the Pakistan Muslim League said here yesterday that what had happened in East Pakistan in the recent past was the result of a master plan prepared and lunched by India to undo Pakistan.
Addressing a gathering of his party workers at a local hotel soon after his arrival from Rawalpindi, the khan said Pakistan had come out of the worst catastrophe of its history and the armed forces and the patriotic people had to tide over internal and external difficulties of a high degree magnitude to frustrate the enemy's evil designs. The task of the nation, he added, was not yet over as it had to ensure that such a crisis did not recur in future.
Khan Qayyum said the only check against secessionism and regionalism, lay in the sustenance and strengthening of the ideology on the basis of which Pakistan was achieved.
He suggested revolutionary changes in the educational syllabi as to make the younger
generation fully aware of the basis of the two-
He said the present system of education was not befitting in an independent Islamic State and it was due to this system that a part of the youth in East Pakistan were swayed by the slogans of regionalism.
Khan Qayyum said that he had told president Yahya Khan that the people not believing in Pakistan ideology must be kept away from the universities and the educational and cultural institutions and that the sooner it was done the better it would be for the nation. He had also suggested to the president that the educational syllabi must be uniform in the country and it ought to be planned and prepared by the Central Government.
Later the Khan addressed the mass contact committee of his party for the Panjab.
The President of the Pakistan Democratic party, Mr. Nurul Amin, yesterday said that "Our participation in the transfer of power will depend on the constitution which is said to be on anvil as to whether it enjoins the points included in PDP manifesto."
Speaking at a symposium on the Quaid-
The symposium organised by the PDP at Mainuddin Memorial Hall was participated by Mr. Mahmud Ali, Senior vice president of the PDP and leader of the Pakistan delegation to ensuing UN General Assembly session, Mr. Zulmat Ali Khan a member of UN delegation and Mr. A.K. Rafiqul Hussain of PDP. Other PDP leaders including Mr. Shamsur Rahman and Fazlul Huq also spoke on the occasion.
Mr. Nurul Amin in his presidential address said that there were reports that power was going to be transferred and a constitution was under preparation. "I do not know what sort of power is going to be transfered? And I have not seen the constitution and I do not have the idea of what is going to happen?" But the PDP chief said that he would expect that whatever might be that constitution it would include the reasonable demands of East Pakistan. Demands elaboration on the demands of East Pakistan the PDP leader said that they were all told in his party manifesto which, he noted. was still valid. He said that the PDP which firmly believed in the integrity of Pakistan had demanded that all subjects other than those relating to defence, foreign and interwing trade, foreign affairs, currency and taxes on provinces for running these subjects should be handed over to the provinces. We have demanded that economic disparity should be removed within 10 years. We would be happy if it could be done earlier, he added.
He said that his party would be ready to consider the question of sharing power only when the demands including in the manifesto were met under constitutional provisions.
Mr. Nurul Amin said that he is a realist and is not guided people not to be sentimental and called upon them to take a fresh vow to realise the demands of East Pakistan within the framework of one and United Pakistan.
The PDP chief paid homage to the memory of the Quaid and urged the people to follow his ideals and dreams in thought and spirit. He said that Pakistan during the last 23 years had to face a number of crises most of which were due to our neglect to and deviation from the path shown by the Father of the Nation.
Strong Pakistan
The PDP chief called upon the people to make endeavour for developing the beloved
home land Pakistan as a strong, self-
Mahmud Ali
Mr. Mahmud Ali paid rich tributes to the memory of the Quaid-
Mr. Mahmud Ali, Leader of the Pakistan delegation in the forth coming UN General Assembly session said Pakistan wanted peace and never wanted a war but, he said it was India which was always trying to undo Pakistan. He told his audience that Pakistan never wanted a war and if a war was thrust upon us "we will fight the enemy and would come out victorious."
Mr. Zulmat Ali in his speech said that the Quaid-
Mr. Rafiqul Hossain said Pakistan came into being through democracy and it would stay through democracy.
Lahore, Sept. 11 (APP): Khan Abdul Qayyum Khan, president of the Pakistan Muslim
league said here today that the only way for the nation to pay homage to the Father
of the Nation was to uphold his principles, preserve the ideology of Pakistan, and
to struggle relentlessly to actualise the objectives, of Pakistan movement. He was
speaking at a party workers meeting held at the YMCA to observe the death anniversary
of the Quaid-
The meeting presided over by Mian Abdul Khalid, Salare Ala Pakistan Muslim league
National Guards was also addressed by Syed Mustafa Shah Khalid Gilani, Mr. Muhammad
Hanif Khan MNA-
Khan Qayyum said the nation in the wake of the East Pakistan crisis had been the
result of deviating from the high principles of the Quaid-
The nation, he added, should be grateful to almighty that the majority of the people in that wing had love for Islam and still believed in the national ideology and with their help the armed forces rooted out the secessionist and armed Indian infiltrators. Some elements in West Pakistan he said, also tried to create such conditions here as were in East Pakistan in that recent past, but timely action of the Martial law authorities and efforts of the parties believing in integrity of Pakistan foiled their attempts. Such elements, he added, might raise their heads agains but Pakistan Muslim League and other patriotic parties would crush them.
Power transfer
Khan Abdul Qayyum Khan said he was not opposed to the transfer of power to the elected representatives of the people, but his party would resist at all cost saddling into power of those parties which did not have faith in the Pakistan ideology and were hobnobbing the enemies of Pakistan for personal ends.
Those who were thinking of using threats and violence to get power must know that they would met the same fate as that of miscreants in East Pakistan, the Khan said.
Criticising the protagonists of the joint electorate system in the country, he said
such a system was the negation of the two-
It were the joint electorate that provided the opportunity to the one crore Hindus of East Pakistan, to get secessionists elements elected in the last years elections, he added and said had the election been held on the basis of separate electorate the result in that wing would have been different.
Mymensingh, Sept. 11 (APP): Six mortars and some rifles were seized by the Razakars when some Indian agents sneaked into the border area of Nalitabari in Mymensingh on Monday night last, according to reports received here today.
The reports said the Razakars on duty in the area spotted the Indian agents as soon as they had crossed within a few hundred yards of Pakistan border at Nalitabari on the night of September 6. When the Razakars challenged, the sneakers (Indian agents) started retreating leaving behind three dead, six mortars and rifles.
Karachi, Sept. 11 (APP): The working committee of the council Muslim League today approved a resolution dealing with merger of the three Muslim Leagues and unity among like minded parties.
The meeting was held at the residence of Mr. M.A. Khuhro. According to Mr. Daultana the resolution was adopted by a unanimous voice.
He, however, declined to divulge the text of the resolution on the ground that it would be placed before the council of the party here tomorrow for final approval.
He said the working committee was in favour of merger of Muslim Leagues and unity among like minded parties.
Out of 35 member working committee about 26 attended today's meeting. Khwaja Safdar, Mr. M.A.Khuhor, Khwaja Khairuddin, Sardar Shaukat Hayat, Mr. Mahmud Minto, Mr. Ali Nawaz Gardezi, Mr. Inayatullah, Mr. Nizamuddin, Haider, Mr. Mohammed Hussain Chatta, Mr. Anjum Khan, Mr. Abdul Wahid Khan and Qazi Mohammed Akbar,
They also included Nawab Yamin Khan, Rais Najamuddin Sariwal, Mr. Z.H. Lari, Mr. Hasan A shaikh, Mr. Obaidur Rehman, Mr. Bostan Ali Hoti, Agha Badraddin, Mr. Shahidul Huq, Mr. Sirajul Islam, Mr. Shahoodul Huq and Mr. Attaul Huque.
Mr. Mohammed Ismail Burhani, Mr. Majid Ghanavi and Mr. Talib Rasul attended the meeting on special invitation.
According to Mr. Obaidur Rahman general secretary of the Zonal Muslim League, the meeting authorised Mian Daultana to move the resolution before the council of the party scheduled for tomorrow.
After the resolution on the merger of the leagues and unity among like minded parties was pushed through, the council will consider a number of other resolutions including the latest political situation in the country.
He said that out of 450 more than 200 councillors had arrived here to attend the
council session. Under the party constitution, one-
He said more councillors including Mr. Abul Quasem, General secretary of the party was scheduled to reach here by tomorrow morning.
At today's working committee meeting he said Sardar Zafarullah, Mr. Yahya Bakhtiur, and Shamsur Rehman Ahad expressed their inability to attend the meeting on various grounds.
The East Pakistan Governor, Dr. A.M. Malik assured the convention Muslim league leaders, who called on him yesterday morning that the lives and properties of all Pakistanis would at any cost be protected and confidence in the people be restored, reports PPI.
This was disclosed to PPI by Mr. Shamsul Huda, provincial chief of the party, who led the six member deputation.
The deputation discussed with the Governor about the present political and economic situation obtaining in the province. They also apprised him of the alarming flood situation in different parts of East Pakistan and urged upon him to expedite relief measures and speedy rehabilitation of the affected people.
The Governor in his turn, assured them that all possible measures were being taken by the Government to mitigate the sufferings of the flood victims. Mr. Shamsul Huda said that Dr. Malik has also called upon the people to come forward and supplement the Government's efforts in the task of relief and rehabilitation of their affected brethren as well as in restoring complete normalcy in every walk of life. Particularly in rural areas.
Mr. Shamsul Huda further said, "We have also expressed the view points of our party to the Governor on the formation of the proposed cabinet."
The deputation, comprising of Mr. Huda, Abdul Awal, ex-
Peshawar, Sept. 11 (APP): Khan Abdul Qayyum Khan, president of the Pakistan Muslim League has deprecated the threatening posture of certain politicians, and warned that his party would not allow any party to resort to violence, for securing political power.
Addressing party workers at Mardan about 40 miles from here, Khan Qayyum said that
in case any political party resorted to violence, his party would extend the fullest
co-
His party believed in peaceful transfer of power and was equally prepared to confront others having violent tendencies, he added.
Referring to the reported formation of the United Front by the people's party, Jamaitul
Ulema-
He said that it was Mr. Bhutto, the peoples party chief, who repeated the existence
of the London plan on March 20 last, in Hyderabad and had elaborated it on April
5 in Karachi and had described it as a "conspiracy to undo-
According to the London Plan, Khan Qayyum said, Khan Wali khan, president of the NAP is to be the foreign Minister, but now Mr. Bhutto was obliged to form a united front with the same people.
Khan Qayyum wondered as to how Mr. Bhutto had deemed to fit to form the United Front
with the NAP whose president, Khan Wali Khan, had allegedly made an anti-
Khan Qayyum also accused the Jamiatul Ulema-
Khan Qayyum regretted that Mr. Bhutto should have chosen such political elements in a United Front. His party preferred to forego the Ministeries, rather than linking itself with such political parties, he added.
The PML chief also gave the background of the difference with Mr. Bhutto and said
that the fundamental difference was over the system of electorate in the country.
He said while his party insisted on the separate electorate system, in consonance
with the two-
Mr. Bhutto did not subscribe to the idea of strong centre as demanded by the PML, he said.
Khan Qayyum asserted that the difference were not out of a personal reasons but were based on principles and in the interest of the integrity and solidarity of Pakistan.
The chief, however, emphasised that he had been and would continue to oppose everything which was against national interests.
Khan Qayyum also discussed the issue of merger of three factions of the Muslim League and said that his main objective was nothing but unity of the Muslim Leagues. He urged the people to join the PML to make it a strong, active and effective political organisation, He also emphasised that the students and labourers should be given their due rights in the reorganised Muslim League.
Mr. Abdul Quasem, Secretary General of the Pakistan council Muslim League, said in Dacca yesterday that no technical procedure stand in the way of merger of the three factions of Muslim League.
Talking to PPI here before his departure for Karachi to attend his party's council session opening there today Mr. Quasem stressed the importance of unity for overcoming the present national crisis, and said that no technicalities should be allowed to crop up in the matter of national solidarity and people's unity.
He said, "Never before in the history of this nation, the importance of our this nation, the importance of unity in our rank and file had been felt as at present. Everybody should rise above petty personal agrandisement and join hands together to safeguard the national integrity from enimical forces, he said.
Mr. Quasem declared himself seriously in favour of the merger of three factions of Muslim League a purpose for which his party chief Mian Mumtaz Mohammad Khan Daultana has convened he extraordinary council session to discuss and take a decision.
He said this was the time for unity among the people to safeguard and protect our national integrity and character.
Merger of the Muslim Leagues would definitely be a bold step towards that ends, he added.
Sylhet, Sept. 8 (APP): The appointment of Dr. Abdul Malik as Governor of East Pakistan has been generally hailed by all the leading citizens and the people at large in the district.
Karachi, Sept. 10 (APP): Mr. Mairaj Mohammad Khan and six other Pakistan People's
Party leaders yesterday asked the Government to prevent rejected "so-
In a joint statement they said that the Government should also come out with an unambiguous and a categorical statements in continuation of an earlier statement that no fresh elections would be held in the country.
They said, that it was an irony that in spite of the Government announcement that no fresh election will be held, these leaders were demanding fresh elections.
They said, it was surprising that Khan Abdul Qayyum Khan and Mr. Mahmud Ali of the Pakistan Democratic party had started supporting the candidates who had got their security deposits forfieted during the last elections.
Pakistan an impregnable fortress against Brahmin colonial expansion
TraQkhel (Azad Kashmir): Sept. 11 (APP): President of the Azad Government of Jammu and Kashmir, Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan, has said that Pakistan was an impregnable fortress against Brahmin colonial expansion in Asia besides being the centre of gravity of the Muslim World.
This lasting memorial to the dynamic leadership of the Quaid he said, stood out as a living proof that the dream of the Brahmin empire by subjugating the peoples of Asia had been frustrated once for all. Not only the hundred million Muslims of the subcontinent, but the people of Asia stand in debt to the Quaid for saving them from this nightmare.
Sardar Abdul Qayyum said in a recorded message from Azad Kashmir Radio on the eve
of 23rd anniversary of the Quaid that his sharp analytical mind, his deep insight
into the historical forces and his knowledge of the machinism of the Brahman mind
had foreseen that the monster of a Brahmin empire would not only devour nations living
in the sub-
Sarder Abdul Qayyum made a deep analysis of the historical forces in the sub-
Two wars
He warned that the Brahman, was smarting under this defeat and had not given up the plan of building a formidable empire, It was because of this obsession that India had waged two wars against Pakistan and had recently made a another abortive attempt to undo Pakistan by sending armed infiltrators in East Pakistan.
Sardar Abdul Qayyum expressed the oppinion that the Indo-
Sarder Abdul Qayyum Khan said that the nation was observing the 23rd anniversary of the Quaid against the backdrop of a very intricate and explosive situation. The president of Pakistan, General Agha Mohammad Yahya Khan, had explained the situation in detail.
He made a special appeal to the younger generation to draw inspiration from their past history, particularly the Pakistan movement and move forward with courage as the defenders and future custodians of this country.
He remind them that the Quaid had enjoined upon them to fight for Pakistan's solidarity in hills and ravines, in jungles and mountain tops, in the cities and villages. This the Azad Kashmir president concluded, is the motto and a manifesto of the entire Pakistani nation.
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