The Daily
Morning News
21 SEPTEMBER 1971
News headlines and details from the Daily Morning News.
News Headlines:
- Situation on E. Pak borders disturbing, says U Thant
- DPs eventually have to return, says Indira
- 5 Indian infiltrators killed: Arms, ammunition recovered
- Paul Henry due in Dacca today
- Plea to postpone bye-
elections by at least one month - No compromise on principles: Qayyum
- Pakistan urges ascertainment of DPs figure
- Indians do it in name of Mukti Fauj
- ML will form Govt. in Frontier says, Qayyum
- QML meeting on Sept. 25
- NIP meeting
- CML ministers not party nominees
- First meeting of East Pak cabinet likely tomorrow
- Ajmal Ali condemns Indian Warlords for war preparations
- Qayyum Khan's election petition: Hearing today
- Qayyum Hails Yahya's decision
- 2 Indian agents surrender
Other Headlines:
- Yahya visits M.M. Ahmed
- Pak. S. Arabia joint Bank accord today
- Bhutto meets Achakzai
- Yahya back in Pindi
- Iraqui delegation leaves for New Delhi
- Sardar Qayyum leaves for Jeddah
- More leaders welcome Yahya's statement
- Plebiscite demend made punishable in held Kashmir
- Iranian press demonstrates solidarity with Pakistan
- President's statement welcomed
- Regional Directorate of post offices for East Pakistan
- Maulana Yusuf thanks well wishers
- Pakistan to supply 30,000 tons of Basmati to Iraq
- Commercial banking course opens at Karachi
- Convention ML executive meets on Sept. 25
United Nations, Sept. 20 (Reuter): Secretary General U Thant renewed last night his
concern over the situation in the Indo-
Though there could be no question, he said of the deep desire disturbed border if reparation and Pakistan for peace, tension between them showed no signs of subsiding. "the situation on the borders of East Pakistan is particularly disturbing" he said.
"Border clashes, clandestine raids and acts of sabotage appear to be becoming more
frequent and this is all the more seriors since refugees cross this is to become
a reality. Nor can any of us in the United Nations afford to forget that a major
conflict on the sub-
"In tragic circumstances such as these, it is all too easy to make moral judgement. It is far more difficult to face up to the political and human realities of the situation and to help the people find a way out of their difficulties. It is the latter course which in my view, the United Nations must follow."
New Delhi, Sept. 20 (Reuter): Indian Prime Minister, Mrs Indira Gandhi has re-
They could remain "for a few months" but would not be allowed to settle in India in any circumstances, Mrs. Gandhi said in a speech yesterday to a party political meeting in Ludhiana, northern India.
She insisted that the international community had to work out ways to allow the refugees to go back. We shall never allow them to be a permanent burden on our own people who are already so poor and oppressed with their own heavy burdens, Mrs. Gandhi said. The Prime Minister was critical of the amount of international aid given for the refugees which amounted to no more than one weeks need.
Mrs. Gandhi also attacked some foreign governments which continued to insist that the East Pakistan problem was an internal affairs of Pakistan.
Comilla, Sept. 20 (APP): Five Indian infiltrators were killed and substantial quantity of arms and ammunition recovered at Narayanpur under Laksam police station recently.
According to details a vailable here, a patrol party of Razakars receiving information from some local people raided a house at Narayanpur under Laksam police station. Despite resistance by the infiltrators the Razakars killed five Indian agents and captured arms and ammunitions which included 3 stenguns, one rifle, 2 grenades, 400 round of ammunition and three magazines.
Seized arms and ammunition bear mark of Indian origin.
Karachi, Sept. 20 (PPI): Paul Marc. N. Henry, Assistant Secretary General in Charge of the United Nations Relief Operations for East Pakistan, is arriving in Karachi from New York early tomorrow morning and proceeding to Dacca the same morning.
Earlier this month Mr. Henry paid a week long visit to Islamabad and Dacca and later reported to the Secretary General in New York.
Lahore, Sept. 20: Mr. Nurul Amin president of Pakistan Democratic Party has expressed
the opinion that time for holding bye-
Mr. Nurul Amin was talking to pressmen at Lahore airport this afternoon just after
his arrival from Karachi for a two days in the city. On arrival the ageing veteran
politician was accorded a rousing welcome by his partymen and was profusely garlanded
amidst slogans of "Purb pachhem eek hain". Among the leaders who received the PDP
chief were Nawabzada Nasrullah Khan, Sheikh Nasim Hasan, Major General (rtd) Sarfrab
Khan and a batch of Jamaat-
Mr. Nurul Amin said that an offer was made to PDP to join East Pakistan council of Ministers but he was in a hurry to reach Karachi. He, however, indicated that on his return to Dacca he would decide whether PDP should join East Pakistan government because the offer was still there.
He was asked to comment on press reports that he was to become future Prime Minister
of Pakistan. Mr. Nurul Amin remarked "anybody" may abuse me in any way he likes"—
In reply to another question about the likelihood of a united front of the like minded
parties coming into being in East Pakistan to contest the bye-
Dacca Meeting
Prominent leaders of East Pakistan Democratic Party yesterday held an informal meeting at the residence of Syed Azizul Huq in Dacca, reports PPI.
The meeting unanimously endorsed the statement of party chief Mr. Nurul Amin to put
off the bye-
Commenting about the schedule of bye-
Sahmsul Huda
Our staff Reporter adds: Mr. Shamsul Huda, president of the East Pakistan convention
Muslim League has welcomed the announcement of election schedule for the bye-
In a statement issued yesterday in Dacca Mr. Huda, however, asserted that the time limit for submitting the nomination papers was too short and it would be very much difficult for the intending candidates to submit their nomination papers in view of the distressing flood situation in the province within this short period.
He appealed to the president to extend the bye-
Bhakkar, Sept. 19 (APP): Khan Abdul Qayyum Khan, president of the Pakistan Muslim League yesterday said his party would never compromise principles for the sake of power.
Addressing the party workers here, he said Pakistan Muslim League would also not cooperate any party which might strike at the integrity and solidarity of Pakistan at the instances of its external enemies. He criticised the Pakistan people's Party for "aligning with the National Awami Party to gain power."
Khan Qayyum said it was People's Party which had given wide publicity of the "london Plan" by which it alleged that Sk. Mujibur Rahman and Mr. Abdul Wali Khan had wanted to destroy Pakistan.
He said the same party (Pakistan People's Party) had now entered into the alliance with the National Awami Party in NWFP to achieve power despite the fact that All India Radio and Kabul Radio had broadcasted the statements of its leader Khan Abdul Ghaffer Khan in favour of "BangalDesh."
Earlier addressing the local bar Association, Khan Qayyum said if Sheikh Mujib had succeeded in coming into power, the same conditions could have been created in West Pakistan as in East Pakistan because, he added, such elements exist here."
He criticised NAP (Wali Group) and said that one of its leaders, professor Muzaffar
Ahmed was at present in Calcutta as General secretary of the so-
While in Kabul, he said Khan Ghaffar could conspire with India against Pakistan whereas he could not do so in Pakistan. He said his party was neither power hungry nor was it keen to share power.
Islamabad, Sept 20 (APP): Pakistan has invited an impartial ascertainment, under the auspices of the United Nations, of the actual figures of displaced persons from East Pakistan.
Pakistani Ambassador at the United Nations, Mr. Agha Shahi called on the UN Secretary
General and handed over to him a letter together with the district-
In his letter, Mr. Agha Shahi has also underlined the need for a competent and impartial scrutiny of the validily of claims made by India regarding the displaced persons.
Following is the text of Mr. Agha Shahi's letter dated September 2, 1971.
Under instructions from the Government of Pakistan I have the honour to bring to your notice the figures of displaced persons from East Pakistan who are now in camps in India.
The delay in presenting these figures has been due to the procedure of painstaking, district by district collection of data employed by the Government of Pakistan.
This is sharp contrast to the exaggerated claims based on hearsay and subjective estimates which have been made by, or on behalf of, the Government of India.
While the figure of around two million does not in the slightest degree diminish my Government's felling of distress nor lessen its sense of concern and anxiety about the resettlement in their homes of these displaced persons, it does underline the need for a competent and impartial scrutiny of the validity of claims made by India.
My Government, therefore, invites an impartial ascertainment, under the auspices of the United Nations, of the actual figures of the persons displaced from East Pakistan.
Until India's claims are impartially verified, my Government trust that the figures presented by India will either not be quoted in the documents of the United Nations or if quoted, will be coupled with the figures presented here with by the Government of Pakistan.
Accept. Excellency, The assurance of my highest consideration.
London, Sept. 20: Some of us have gone in and thrown a few handgrenades. But when it comes to blowing up bridge or derailing of trains, Indians do it all themselves, taking us along as guides and they call it Mukti Fauj victory."
Barisal-
A Mukti Fauj volunteer told Brata; "Big operations are always done by Indians. I was in that group which blew up those bunkers and opened up road from Akhaura. When allowed to cross border, we are like little boys with big brothers holding us by hand being on foreign soil we are 'helpless.' we have to know what they tell us. Even our leaders are wholly in their power."
Brata said: "Their leaders have become easy pawns in the hands of Indian Army and Border Security Forces."
While Indians there claiming that Comilla and its neighbouring areas were under Mukti Fouj control he said: from what I saw and heard this was far from true."
People have started hating guerilla activities as it disrupts their lives.
Because Indian Army is shelling East Pakistan, he said, "They stopped every journalist and foreigner visiting border areas. This is the reason why India does not want to have UN observers, he said.
Times reported that even diplomats are not allowed near border because India does not want them to see as she is training guerrilla on her soil.
Peshawar, Sept. 20 (PPI): Khan Abdul Kayyum Khan yesterday reiterated his claim that despite the formation of a United Front in the Frontier Province, The PML would from a government in the province.
Addressing party workers, he criticised the partners of the front one by one said Mr. Bhutto had forgotten his promises of giving bread, cloth and house to the people and had sligned himself with "secessionist" elements only for the sake of power.
He said the PPP chief considered Wali Khan, Mian Daultana, Mufti Mahmud and Sheikh Mujib enemies of Pakistan sometime back and had accused them of forming the Sind block.
But now for capturing power he had joined these very elements. "How has Wali Khan become a patriot after the alliance while he was a traitor before it" the PML chief questioned.
Similarly he said, the Jamiat was bargaining with the Awami League until the last
day and now they have joined the socialist parties, not-
Khan Qayyum said these parties had sacrificed their principles while the PML was standing firm on its word. He declared we shall never compromise our principles for the sake of power.
Coming to the NAP, the Khan said its real leader Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan was still in Kabul and was directing all operations against Pakistan from that base.
The instructions were coming to him from India, he added.
An emergency meeting of the Working Committee of (East Pakistan section of ) Pakistan
Muslim League will be held on September 25 at 1 a.m at House No. 281 road No. 25
Dhanmondhi Residential Area, Dacca to consider about the bye-
The party president, Khan Abdul Qayyum Khan is expected to preside.
The Working Committee of the East Pakistan Jamaat-
The General Secretary requested all the members of the Working Committee to attend
the meeting which, he said, will discuss matters connected with the bye-
An emergency meeting of the Working Committee of the East Pakistan Council Muslim League held on Sunday evening in Dacca unanimously observed that the council Muslim league Ministers negotiated the subject of cabinet formation in manner that the president of the provincial league, who is also the convenor of the Central Peace Committee, could not be therefore dealt at the party level.
The meeting, according to a press release, observed: "so the interest of Muslim League has suffered."
Presided over by the Provincial League chief, Khwaja Khairuddin the Working Committee
recalled the services of the Council Muslim League of East Pakistan which in cooperation
with other patriotic parties risked the lives and property of the Muslim Leaguers.
The Party had also organised Central Peace Committee of East Pakistan and its branches
in so efficient and orderly manner that it became possible on the part of the Government
in co-
The Working Committee, in the back-
The first meeting of the Governor's Council of Ministers is likely to be held on Wednesday, reports PPI.
This will be first formal meeting of the ten-
The highly -
In its first meeting, the cabinet is likely to deal with heavy agenda of highly important problems like rehabilitation of the displaced persons, relief operations in the flood affected areas and matters connected with the creation of an atmosphere of confidence in the province.
Sylhet, Sept. 20 (APP): Mr. Ajmal Ali Chowdhury, former central Minister of Pakistan, has condemned the Indian warlords for their war preparations against Pakistan.
In a statement he said Pakistan at the moment is facing at a great threat of war from India. The open preparation of war by India should open the eyes of all.
We have suffered enough for our own folly and let it not be repeated again. What
is needed at the present critical time is complete unity and solidarity amongst us.
United we stand and divided we fall. It is not the time for political bargaining.
We must stand as one man and face the enemies firmly and effectively. It is high
time that we should stand solidly behind the Government if necessary, fanatically
forgetting our differences so that we can give a befitting reply to the war-
We must take lesson from what has happened in East Pakistan. India is arming to the teeth and has mobilised her Army, Navy and Air Forces not only in East Pakistan but in West Pakistan too. It has been repeatedly said that Pakistan does not want war and maintaining utmost restrain in spite of serious provocation from India.
This noble desire of Pakistan, Mr. Chowdhury said, should not be taken as weakness. If war comes India will find the entire nation ready to face her with the Armed Forces of Pakistan and will not consider any sacrifice too great to maintain the independence of our country, he said and added we are proud of our Armed Forces and at the time of need they will find the whole nation behind them so that the enemies are silenced.
Even in the event of war, India will be responsible for the consequences.
Mr. Ajmal Ali Chowdhury said United Nation has a particular responsibility in this
behalf. I believe the United Nations and the big powers fully realise what war between
Pakistan and Hindustan means. The President of Pakistan made it clear that any attack
on any part of Pakistan means total war. In saying so the president has rightly voiced
the feelings of the nation. Pakistan which Quaid-
He appealed to the leaders to realise of the situation and give the country an united leadership so that we can face the enemies effectively and give a crushing defeat.
Peshawar, Sept. 20 (APP): The election petition title by Khan Abdul Qayyum Khan, president of the Pakistan Muslim League against Mr. Hayat Muhammad Khan Sherpao, chairman of the Sarhad People's Party, to the N.W.F.P. Assembly will come up for hearing before the Election Tribunal here tomorrow.
The Pakistan People's Party, N.W.F.P. here today announced ten-
The Panel is : Mian Mahmud Ali Qasuri, Mr. Abdul Hafeez Prizada, Mr. Zahoorul Huq, Mr. Rafi Raza, Mr. Khcresheed Hasan Mir, Dr. Abdur Rahmeen, Sardar Mohammad Akram, Mr. Saifur Rehman Kayami, and Mr. Noor Awamed Khan.
Peshawar, Sept. 20 (APP): Khan Abdul Qayyum Khan, president of the Pakistan Muslim League, has welcomed president Yahya's decision to invest the National Assembly with powers to amend the constitutions prior to its formal introduction.
Addressing party workers at village Isakhel, near Bannu last evening, Khan Qayyum stated that the PMP was the first to suggest that the amendments should be carried by a majority from amongst the members of the five federation units of the country. He was glad that it had been accepted.
Khan Qayyum reitereated his calim that the PML would form the Government in NWFP,
despite the formation of the United Front by the People's Party, National Awami Party
(Wali Group) and the Jamiatul Ulema-
He criticised the Jamiatul Ulema-
Khan Qayyum also criticised Mr. Z.A. Bhutto, chairman of the People's Party, for what he called his inconsistent position and regretted that the PPP had aligned itself simply for the sake of power with those who were yet to accept Pakistan from their hearts.
Criticising the National Awami Party, he alleged that in fact it was still being headed by Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, who was pouring out venomous propaganda against Pakistan, from a foreign soil.
About his recent tour of various districts of the Punjab, Khan Qayyum said that large numbers of the people had joined his party everywhere. The PML had created Pakistan and was destined to safeguard its integrity and solidarity, he added.
Sylhet, Sept. 20 (APP): Two Indian agents Almas Ali and Sunawar Ali of village Songer Kach under Biswanath police station (Mujahidabad) Sylhet voluntarily surrendered to the Thana Peace Committee Biswanath (Mujahidabad).
They have been produced before the local authorities here by the Thana Peace Committee.
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