The Daily
Morning News
14 SEPTEMBER 1971
News headlines and details from the Daily Morning News.
News Headlines:
- Indian Troops mining routes to discourage return of DPs
- 13 Indian agents killed by EPCAF near Narayanganj
- 2 MPAs-
elect cleared of charges - Bhutto meets: Talks satisfactory
- Mahmud Ali For New York on Sept. 17
- Daultana urges establishment of people's government soon
- CML special committee announced
- Mrs. Gandhi to meet Nixon on Nov. 4
Other Headlines:
- Asian Bank team assures all help to ADBP projects
- Governor's b'cast today
- Facilities to children of army Shuhada and cripple
- Plea to follow Quaid's ideals
- Begum Bhutto cancels visit to Iran
- Work to make Pakistan strong: Ramdasia's call
- AK development schemes put into storage: Khurshid
- India on War Path
- Quaid's death anniversary observed in dists
- DR. Momtazuddin laid to rest
- Road development schemes approved in Mymenshingh
- First-
ever motor race held in Pakistan - Seminar on industrial design begins in city
The Indian troops and their agents have now started mining the routes to discourage displaced persons from returning to their homeland, reports APP.
The mining of routes and paths has resulted in a number of casualties to the returning persons. In two incidents of mine explosions last week, 13 persons died and 34 were injured.
On September 11,n a group of refugees returning from India from Panchagarh area (Rangpur) were blown off by a mine planted 32 casualties, 12 of them died on the spot while the remaining 20 were wounded.
Another group of returnees entering border areas in Dinajpur district fell victim
to an anti-
The mining of roads forms a part of the Indian plan to discourage displaced persons from returning to their homeland so that she can trade on their miseries.
Firing
A Comilla report said : the Indian soldiers are resorting to firing to stop people returning to Pakistan after hearing the general amnesty granted by the president of Pakistan.
According to a report from the border area, a crowd of about 50 persons returning
to Pakistan were fired upon by Indian Border security Force on the Indian side of
the border opposite Shahpur, North-
According to an estimate, six of them died and 22 were wounded.
The Pakistani troops guarding the Frontier showed great restrain and patience in the face of this provocative act of Indian soldiers firing at their unarmed brethren and did not open fire so that the situation does not deteriorate.
Lot of indiscipline among DPs, says Chavan
New Delhi, Sept. 13 (UPP): The Indian Finance Minister, Mr. Y.B. Chavan, said at
a so-
He urged them to extend cooperation to the Indian Government which has also to spend
huge amounts of money on the relief and rehabilitation of about one crore people
affected by the floods in the country. The so-
Indian agents now lay hands on womenfolk
The Indian agents are now laying their hands on the womenfolk and are lifting them for immoral purposes, reports APP.
On receipt of such information from patriotic citizens a batch of Razakars raided a house in village Kansat in Rajshahi district on Saturday and recovered three women in captivity. In the encounter, the Razakars killed four Indian agents and captured two.
The women later disclosed that they were forcibly lifted from three different places at different times and were subjected to immoral acts.
The captured Indian agents are being suitably dealt with.
A substantial quantity of arms, ammunition and explosive were recovered from different places in Dhaka city on Sunday, reports APP.
On receipt of information from the patriotic citizens, a composite party of East Pakistan Civil Armed Forces (EPCAF) and police raided a house in Purana Paltan (Dacca) and seized four rifles, three stens, 12 grenades and large number of bullets.
The Arms and ammunition bear Indian Marking.
According to another reports, an EPCAF patrol party spotted some persons suspiciously moving near a culvert outside Narayanganj. The patrol party started approaching them. As soon as they saw EPCAF personnel advancing towards them, the Indian agents ran away into a neighbouring locality.
The patrol party saw a bundle of explosives placed near the culvert which the Indian agents were attempting to blow up.
The patrol party went towards the locality in search of the Indian agents. As soon as they reached the locality, they were fired upon. One of them was slightly wounded. The EPCAF patrol party returned fire killing 13 persons.
The remaining Indian agents managed to escape.
Two MPAs elect of the defunct Awami League, Dr. Abdul Hasem of Sylhet (PE 238) and Mr. Shamsuddin Ahmed of Tangail (PE138) have been cleared of the charges against them, it was officially stated here today reports APP.
Dr. Abul Hasem, son of late Haji Moharam Ali, Hospital Raod, Habiganj, Town Sylhet
and Mr. Shamsuddin Ahmed, son of Al-
Karachi, Sept, 13 (PPI): Mr. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Chairman, Pakistan people's party, called on the president General Yahya Khan at the president's House here today and remained with him for sometime.
Talks Satisfactory
APP adds: The talks between Mr. Z.A. Bhutto and president Yahya Khan today described as satisfactory Mr. Abdul Hafeez Pirzada, a spokesman of the PPP.
Talking to newsmen at his residence, he said the conclusive talks would be resumed in the near future.
He said Mr. Bhutto had about three hour talks with the president at the president's House which stared at 11 a.m.
Mr. Bhutto was not accompanied by any adviser. He said the talks have progressed satisfactorily but they are inconclusive.
He said, "We would have been able to tell you the details of the talks in the next two or thee days but this will not be possible because of the sudden visit of the president abroad.
He declined to comment on the venue of the forthcoming talks and whether the talks would be held after the president's return from abroad.
When asked to specify the time for the forthcoming talks, he said in the near future. He described as in correct the speculative stories carried in a section of the press that today's talks were going to be final.
He said the reference to the final or last round of talks was out of context.
When this term was used sometime in the past it was in the context of a particular situation and also in the context of certain matters that were going to be discussed with the president.
In the context of limited nature of talks, those were not final or conclusive for all purpose, he added.
He declined to specify certain matters that were to be discussed with the president.
When confronted with Mr. Bhutto's remarks expressed at his recent press conference that the talks with the president would be final, he said the PPP chairman had used this phrase in a limited context.
He also declined to comment whether Mr. Bhutto intended to visit Iran. When pressed on the nature of the talks whether constitutional or political, he said, I would not like to add beyond that the talks progressed satisfactorily.
He also declined to comment if the forthcoming talks would be held on an individual level or advisers level.
Asked if his party intended to convene a meeting of the PPP central committee to discuss today's talks between Mr. Bhutto and the president, he drawn up so far for the purpose.
Asked about Mr. Bhutto's programme, he said he would stay in the city for a few days.
Meets party leaders
Another report said that Mr. Bhutto today discussed the latest political situation with some of his party leaders and members of the PPP central committee.
According to a PPP source the discussions, held at Mr. Bhutto's residence lasted for about three hours.
Present during the discussion included Mr. J.A.Rahim, Malik Ghulam Mustafa Khan, Mr. Hayat Mahammed Sherpao, Maulana Kausar Niazi Mr. Abdul Hafeez Prizada, Mr. Mairaj Mohamad Khan and Dr. Mubashar Hasan.
Mr. Mahmud Ali, leader of the Pakistan delegation to the forthcoming UN General Assembly session, is due to leave Dacca for Karachi enroute to New York on September 17, reports PPI.
Mr. Ali who is the vice president of the Pakistan Democratic Party, revised earlier schedule of September 15 presumably to facilitate his presence at the party's central working committee meeting here on September 15. The meeting first after the recent happenings in East Pakistan, is considered important and hence likely to continue for more than one day.
Mr. Ali leads a 16 members Pakistan delegation which includes ten non-
Sialkot, Sept. 13 (APP): Mr. P.S. Ramdasia secretary General, All-
Addressing a gathering of his community at his residence held yesterday to observe the 23rd death anniversary of the father of the nation, the scheduled caste leader paid rich tributes to him.
He said the example of the Quaid-
He recalled the Quaid-
Mr. Ramdasia said the members of his community had pledged as true Pakistanis that they would lay down their lives to preserve the country's integrity and adhere to the ideals and principles of the great Quaid.
Karachi, Sept. 13 (APP): The president of Council Muslim League, Mian Mumtaz Mohammad Khan Daultana, said here today that early establishment of a true people's Government based on the ideology of Pakistan was a must to make the country stronger and fulfill the promises held out at the time of its creation.
Speaking at a reception given to party's councillors here this afternoon, he said that the establishment of such a Government as soon as possible was as much vital as the freedom.
He said the only form of Government which suited the genius of Pakistan was a true people's Government.
He called for the establishment of the people's Government without which the country could neither be made stronger nor the promises fulfilled.
Mian Daultana expressed his confidence that the country's youth would always support the Islamic ideology and the principles on which this country was achieved.
He said the crisis of 1971 would create the same zeal in the youth to maintain the country's solidarity and integrity as was shown by the freedom fighters for the achievement of Pakistan.
He said very few people were now alive, who took part in the freedom struggle but were now quite old to shoulder the burden. Now it was the duty of the younger generation to feel their responsibility and concentrate with full vigour to make Pakistan stronger day by day.
Mian Daultana said that Pakistan was an ideological State based on Islam and there was no room for socialism, communism, capitalism or any otherisms.
Pakistan would cease to exist if its ideology was not followed prominent among the council Muslim League leaders who attended the reception were Khwaja Khairuddin, Khwaja Mohammad Safdar and Maulana Shafiqul Islam and Sardar Shaukat Hayat.
Mian Daultana is scheduled to leave here for Lahore tomorrow.
The East Pakistan councillors will start returning to Dacca from tomorrow, Khwaja Khairuddin will leave for Dacca on September 15.
Mian Daultana described the 1971 crisis and the Indian attacks on Pakistan in the past as trials and said that such trials serve as an eye opener so that our weaknesses are rectified.
Pakistanis have not forgotten the ideology. This is why the whole nation has unitedly faced the difficulties and came out of every trial with success.
Mian Daultana recalled Indian attacks on Pakistan particularly the treacherous attack in 1965 and said though it happened under 'dictator' the nation from Khyber to Chittagong had united within no time to face the Indian monster.
He said that the crisis in East Pakistan for which the country's enemies were preparing for some years ago had awakened the nation to face the challenge.
He said the people of the country faced this crisis with exemplary bravery and courage. They did not hesitate in making any sacrifices which the situation demanded.
These trials, he added had proved beyond doubt that nobody on Earth could destroy Pakistan as its achievement was based on Islamic ideology and there was no room for provincial, regional or parochial feelings.
He, however, regretted that after the creation of Pakistan people thought that the purpose had been served and they ignored that promotion of the very ideology for which Pakistan was demanded. This weakness created disunity in the thoughts but he said he was glad that this weakness had been pinpointed and the younger generation was feeling the necessity of the promotion of the ideology of Pakistan.
Karachi, Sept. 13 (APP): A twenty member special committee headed by the president of the Council Muslim League Mumtaz Mohammad Khan Daultana was announced here today to start negotiations for the unification of the three Muslim Leaguers and merger of like minded parties.
The names of the special committee was announced by Mian Daultana in accordance with 2 resolution passed by the party's council at its session here yesterday.
A sub-
The member of the special committee are Sardar Shaukat Hayat Khan Khwaja Syed Khairuddin, Mr. Abul Quasim Mr. A.Q.M. Shafiqul Islam, Shahid Ali Mr. Yahya Bakhtiar Mr. Mohammad Ayub Khuhro, Mian Nizamuddin Haider, Mr.Ataul Haq Khans Mr. Naazish Ahmed, Khan, Siranjam Khan, Alhaj Abdus Salam, Mr. Mohammad Safdar, Mr. Abdus Sattar Khan Chowdhury, Mohammad Hussain Chattha, Pir Saifuddin of Makhad, Mr. Mohammad Ataul Haq, President of the Karachi Zonal Muslim League.
As this office is at present vacant till it is duly filled the General secretary Mr. Obaidur Rahman Shaal serve as member of the committee.
Washington, Sept. 13 (AFP): Indian Prime Minister Mrs. Indira Gandhi will meet president Nixon in Washington on Nov. 4, the white House officially announced today.
Mrs. Gandhi has accepted the president's invitation to pay an official visit to the United States. on Nov. 4, she will be guest of honour at a white House dinner. She will also visit New York after conferring with the chief executive.
Mrs. Gandhi's last visit to Washington took place in April 1966 soon after she became Prime Minister.
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