One, the bank's functionaries including its Resident Representative, Mr. David Gordon and its director for South Asia Mr. Cargill who set out to study the situation in East Pakistan swallowed the Indian propaganda, hook, line and sinker and produced a highly tendentious and politically motivated report. One of their colleagues, Van Der Heijden after visiting the Western areas of East Pakistan gave the verdict that in Jessore alone 20,000 persons were killed and Army terrorised the population, particularly the Hindus. Surprise was expressed here how Mr. Van Der Heijden managed to count the dead and work out a precise figure. Most of the report is a shabby patchwork of hearsay, completely unrelated to reality.
The other point noted by the political quarters is the obvious collusion between
the Bank officials who came out to East Pakistan, the Indian lobby in Washington
and the coterie of congressman frozen in anti-
It is led by Mr. Cornclius Gallagher Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Sub-
Collusion
While appreciating the regrets offered by the World Bank President, the political quarters here have expressed the opinion that the world Bank deserves to be served by less biased and more balanced functionaries and that the least the World Bank president can do is to throw out those bank officials who have shown themselves up as tainted with political prejudice.
Call to fail anti-
Kotwali Thana peace committee organised a public meeting here recently. Kazi Abdul Basher, member District council and convener of the Thana Peace Committee presided.
Several speakers, including Mr. Ali Akbar Advocate and Mr. Shamsul Alam, secretary, Sangfaish Peace Committee, addressed the gathering.
The speakers, in their address, urged upon the people to stand united and foil attempt to disturb the normal peaceful condition of the area.
The meeting pledged to fight to the last to safeguard the solidarity and national integrity.
People urged to ensure country's solidarity
Mr. Shahid Ali, convener District Central Peace Committee, while addressing a largely attended, public meeting held at Chhatak declared that nobody voted for disintegration of Pakistan.
Mr. Shahid Ali recounted the struggle for creation of Pakistan and regretted that
the forces of disintegration were now out to destroy it. He praised the Pakistan
army which had succeessfuly brought the situation under control, and called upon
people to sort out the anti-
Mr. Shahid Ali criticised the six points of the defunct Awami League and observed that, besides, few leaders of the Awami League, bulk of the people did not know and understand these points and hence it was not correct to say that people voted for six points. He appreciated the president's determination not to accept foreign aid with string.
The meeting was also addressed by Mr. Golam Jilani, advocate, Mr. Ahmed Ali, Mr. Jasim Uddin Advocate, Mr. Hafiz Lutfur Rahman and Dr. Abdul Malek.
Bhutto defends Kawsar Niazi
Rawalpindi (PPI)
The Chairman of the Pakistan people's party, Mr. Z.A.Bhutto yesterday vehemently denied that Maulana Kausar Niazi, information secretary of the party was "under cloud'.
Talking to newsmen at the Islamabad airport before his departure for Lahore last evening Mr. Bhutto described such reports and rumours as "absolute nonsense". He commanded Maulana Niazi and said, "he has rendered good service to the party." The very fact that he attended the central committee meeting in Pindi recently showed that he is not under cloud.
Mr. Bhutto criticised that certain elements were trying to make amount out of mole and who were indulging in exaggerated and false versons.
He also criticised those who tried to give wrong colour to the statements of the Maulana on Kabul meetings.
He said, "Attributing wrong motives is a nonsensical devise."
He said that he knew fully the PPP and those who are trying to misguide the people are not doing any good to the country especially at a time when the country is passing through a crucial time.
Asked to elaborate his Saturday's statement to the press that on some points there was an agreement with the Government but differences on certain points Mr. Bhutto denied to make any comment.
Mr. Bhutto when asked to comment on the merger of the two factions of the Muslim League said," I do not want to comment on redundant matters."
Mr. Bhutto said he will be staying in Lahore for a day after which he will leave for Larkana and from there to Karachi. He was accompanied to Lahore by Mr. Mustafa Khan.
Jamiat delegation to visit East wing
Rawalpindi (APP)
A seven man delegation of the Jamiat-
This was stated by Sahibzada Nazar Diwan, Naib Nazim-
The statement also disclosed that a meeting of the Ulema of the North Western Frontier province will shortly be held, either at Peshawar or Haripur.
The statement said that the Jamiat was determined to play its full role in the national politics and the effort for introduction of Islamic system of life in Pakistan. He said now there was complete unity in the ranks and files of the Jamiat under the leadership of Khwaja Qamarudding Sialwi.
Bomb thrown on EPRTC coach : 15 injured
A country made bomb was thrown by some Indian agents on a running EPRTC coach at a point between Feni and Senbag on the Dacca Chittagong highway on July 13 injuring the driver and 14 passengers, a few of them seriously. Police have registered a case and investigations are in progress.
All the injured persons were innocent members of public who were perhaps going to Chittagong to meet their near and dear ones or attend their normal business there to earn livelihood. They have all since fully recovered and have been sent to their respective destinations.
The coach service between the two cities have been operating according to the normal schedule right from the following day with full load of passengers.
Full co-
Mr. H.O. Dada, leader of the visiting Karachi Cotton Association delegation, extended
fullest co-
In a statement yesterday he said, "I came to East Pakistan as leader of the delegation of Karachi Cotton Association on a 10 day visit.
"My delegation comprised of Messers Md. Hanif, Mirza Mugha. N.A. Sayeed and myself. We concentrated our activities mainly on easing supply of raw cotton to East Pakistan cotton mills. We also studied the situation of this wing of the country.
"We met with Chambers of Commerce and Industries, the East Pakistan Cotton Mills Association, Secretary, Commerce and Industry the Export Promotion Bureau, Secretary, IWTA, Chairman of the Railway Board and the Chairman of Chittagong Port Trust. We also met with many distinguished personality of the trade an industry lines, covering Dacca, Narayangonj and Chittagong and had useful discussion with them.
'We found the situation almost normal here and we are impressed to find that the tradesmen and industrialists are working in full speed to rebuild the economy of the country.
"We found the Government officials very much co-
Transportation arrangements have improved a great deal than before despite that further attention in this matter is required.
"We shall extend our fullest co-
Comilla
Sylhet
On his arrival here, he had termed his mission as a humanitarian one and said that efforts were being made to organise joint help for those who suffered in the recent crisis in East Pakistan. He was seen off at the airport by the Foreign Secretary, Mr. Sultan Mohammed Khan and heads of the missions of Muslim countries.
Out side interference
Tunku Abdul Rahman has expressed the opinion that every country should be allowed to run its own affairs without any outside interference.
In an interview with Radio Pakistan broadcast last night he said "I do not think anybody has any right to interfere in other people's business because of all the trouble we have had in this world."
On the East Pakistan question, he said that constitutional arrangement should be so worked out that East and West Pakistan always remain one.
Tunku Abdul Rahman's remarks were in line with the resolution passed by 22 Muslim countries in Jeddah last month supporting the solidarity and integrity of Pakistan and opposing outside interference in Pakistan's internal affairs.
He also told the interviewer that when he visits Pakistani displaced persons in Calcutta he would tell them that they were free to return to their homes in East Pakistan. President Yahya Khan, he said, had authorised him to convey this message to the displaced persons.
Tunku Abdul Rahman said the displaced persons should be free to return and it was India's duty to facilitate their return to East Pakistan.
He said that the president appreciated the sympathy and interest of Muslim countries in Pakistan's welfare. He was making investigations for the relief of those who have suffered as a result of political trouble recently.
I have come because of humanity and because of Islam in my mind, the Tunku added.
Serious differences between political, military factions of AL
Serious differences have arisen between the political and military factions of the Awami League, according to refugees returning to East Pakistan from India, reports APP.
While the political leaders live in luxury, comfort and peace under the patronage of the Indian Government, the insurgents students and other able bodied field workers are having a rough time in Indian managed training camps around the border. After spell of hard labour described as military training, they are rushed into border areas of East Pakistan to commit acts of sabotage, loot and arson. Many of them do not return. They surrender voluntarily to escape the Indian camps.
According to them, the trainees at the Indian camps are bitter and highly critical of the political leaders who are having the time of their life under the Indian patronage while in India, they are not given arms and equipment as the Indian authorities do not trust them. They are issued arms and ammunition only when they infiltrate into East Pakistan.
Tunku Rahman due in city today
Mr. Tunku Abdul Rahman, Secretary General of the Islamic Secretariat arrives here today from Karachi.
He will be accompanied by a delegation including the representatives of Iran, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.
During his stay in the province, the Secretary General is scheduled to visit some of the reception centres in the bordering areas and cyclone affected areas in the coastal districts.
He is scheduled to leave for Karachi on July 24 after a three day visit to the province.
Bhutto agreeable to 4 month delay in power transfer
Lahore (APP)
The People's Party Chairman, Mr. Z.A. Bhutto, said here today he was agreeable to delay in transfer of power for four months provided there was "no further procrastination."
The four months period should take effect from June 28 when president Yahya Khan announced this plea for transfer of power, Mr. Bhutto said during an informal address at a reception he hosted for journalists at a local hotel.
He hoped the president "would not be influenced" by those who were attempting to frustrate his plan for transfer of power. According to Mr. Bhutto, certain vested groups" were in intrigues and conspiracies to delay the transfer of power to the people's representatives.
Referendum
PPI adds: Mr. Z.A.Bhutto, Chairman of PPP, while emphatically refuting the criticism that he represented only the Punjab and Sind provinces, called for the holding of a referendum to determine whether or not he was a national leader.
He was addressing at a local hotel a get together of Journalists which was meant for partly breifing, partly reporting. "It is a modest reception for you but you can report every word of it if you like," he said.
India seriously thinking to send envoy to Peking
To counteract Pakistan's diplomatic coup in bringing Mr. Kissinger and Chinese premier
Chou En-
China and India withdrew their Ambassadors in 1962. president Nixon's announcement
has upset the Indian applecart of her long nursed ambition of emerging as a decisive
South-
India has not yet fully realised the impact of 'president Nixon's announcement', wrote Guardian's India correspondent Inder Malhotra, but the consensus in India in that the development is likely to reshape world's entire power pattern with profound but determined impact on India's position as medium power."
He has called Swaran Singh's statement welcoming president Nixon's Peking trip as "Pavlovian reflex." India, he said, "must be incredibly naive if She's unperturbed by the development which might reduce her to a state of permanent insignificance."
What has hurt India most is the role played by Pakistan. "From Indian point of view." Inder Molhotra said, "it's indeed inronic and alarming that two of the three super powers chose Pakistan as a nation to render them a vital service by acting as intermediary at a time when Delhi was hopping to use the good offices of Big powers to force Pakistan to seek political solution in Bangladesh."
The context of Indian's uneasy relationship with Pakistan changes considerably with the coming together of two Major powers, which have been backing the "military regime" in Islamabad", he said.
"Unless India adopts timely and effective counter measures in the new power game",
he said "India is unlikely to have any say in South and South-
Blaming Pakistan for all this move he added, "it has been Pakistan's persistent effort especially since the Chinese invasion of India nine year ago to bring China into the picture so that super power entirely hostile to India can have a say in shaping future of the area.
East Pak situation McNamara regrets publication of World Bank report
Rawalpindi (APP)
President Yahya Khan has received a letter from the World Bank President, Mr. Robert McNamara, regretting the unauthorised publication in the American press of a report on the East Pakistan situation, it was learnt here today.
Prepared by a World Bank team, after a visit to Pakistan in June, for the private
information of the 11 nation Aid-
Underlining the significance of the calculated leak, the BBC says, "The report coincides with bitter arguments with him the United States Government and the congress about American military and economic aid to Pakistan which continues. More than 20 senators are pressing for a halt to American aid until international relief can be organised to the East Pakistan refugees in India. But the Nixon administration is resisting this"
The New York Times which is spearheading the campaign against Pakistan quotes World Bank officials, "for the view has in effect, the report recommended, that Economic assistance be withheld pending political accommodation between President Yahya and East Pakistan insurgents."
The Paper also quotes bank officials as insinuating that the "Pakistan Government would divert funds originally earmarked for the Eastern province to bolster the seriously affected Western economy." It lists the minimum conditions for the normalisation as a drastic reduction of hostility and preferably the presence of military." The calculated leak in the American press ends up with the conclusion that new international efforts will have to remain in suspension for at least the next year or so."
According to the report, financial circles in New York are surprised at what they regard as "unwarranted reference to the internal affairs of a sovereign country in the report of a mission entrusted with a purely assignment."
Sharp Reaction
Public opinion in Pakistan has already reacted sharply to this bid to attach political strings to economic aid and this popular resentment was reflected by the president of Pakistan in his address to the nation on June 28, when he said: "I regret to have to say, however that lately there have been indications the foreign aid in acquiring certain political overtones and the people of Pakistan are getting the impression that strings are being sought to be attached to such aid."
"If this be case, let me say it quite categorically that aid which seeks to make inroads into our sovereignty is not acceptable to us. We shall be fully prepared to do without it."
Political quarters in Rawalpindi have made special note of two factors:
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News headlines and details from the Daily Morning News.
News Headlines:
- Navy chief arrives in city.
- Tunku to convey Yahya's assurance to DPs in India.
- Serious differences between political, military factions of AL.
- Tunku Rahman due in city today.
- Bhutto agreeable to 4-
month delay in power transfer. - India seriously thinking to send envoy to Peking.
- East Pak situation : McNamara regrets publication of World Bank report.
- Call to foil anti-
peace attempts. - People urged to ensure country's solidarity.
- Bhutto defends Kausar Niazi.
- Jamiat delegation to visit East wing.
- Bomb thrown on EPRTC coach: 15 injured.
- Full co-
operation assured in rebuilding E. wing economy.
Other Headlines:
- Sattar due in city on July 25.
Navy chief arrives in city
Vice Admiral Muzaffar Hasan, Commander-
Vice Admiral Muzaffar Hasan was received at the airport by Lt. General A.A.K. Niazi, Commander, Eastern command, Rear Admiral M. Shariff, Flag officer commanding, East Pakistan and other senior military officers.
During his stay, the Pakistan establishment. PN units and Navy chief will visit the naval groups in East Pakistan.
Tunku to convey Yahya's assurance to DPs in India
Karachi (APP)
Tunku Abdul Rahman, Secretary General of the Islamic Secretariat, said here today he would convey to East Pakistani displaced persons at present in India. President Yahya Khan's assurance that Pakistan would welcome their return.
Speaking to newsmen at the Karachi airport this afternoon he said during his meeting with president Yahya in Rawalpindi last Saturday, the latter had reiterated his assurance of May 21 last that displaced persons should return to their homes in East Pakistan without any fear.
The Tunku, who flew from Pindi today said he would lead a five member mercy mission to Pakistan tomorrow to find out on behalf of the Islamic Secretariat (which represents 23 countries) how the Muslim states and the Secretariat could provide help to Pakistan in rehabilitating the displaced persons.
He said representatives from Afghanistan, Kuwait, Jordan and Iran besides the secretary of the Islamic Secretariat Mr. Ali Abdullah were the other members of the mercy mission.
The Saudi Arabian representative could not accompany them as he was indisposed, he added.
Tunku Abdul Rahman emphasized the mission was in no way a political one but was solely devoted to finding ways and means to help relieve the suffering of the victims of the recent happening in East Pakistan. It would not go into the causes, he remarked.
He said the Muslim states and the Islamic Secretariat wanted to provide assistance and help to the displaced persons.
The mission, after a four day stay in East Pakistan, would submit a report on the situation there and what the Islamic Secretariat can do to provide help, he said.
The mission would then go to Malaysia and from there fly to India, he added.
Replying to a question, he agreed that a reduction of tension of the East Pakistan India border would help in the rehabilitation of the displaced persons, but added that since his mission was not political, he could not say anything about this.
Referring to his meeting with president Yahya, the Tunku said the arrival of the mercy mission in Pakistan had given him (President Yahya) encouragement, as demonstrated the interest by other Muslim countries had in Pakistani affairs.
Talks with Yahya
An Islamabad report says: Tunku Abdul Rahman Secretary General of the Islamic Secretariat today described his talks with president Yahya Khan as very satisfactory.
The Tunku who met the president on Saturday left here at noon today for Karachi en-
In an interview with APP at Islamabad airport, he said I now feel encouraged to go to Dacca after my very satisfactory talks with the president. I hope something useful will come out of it.
The Tunku said the president had reitereted his assurance that all Pakistani displaced persons in India were welcome to return to East Pakistan and that their safety would be guaranteed.
As a result of this assurance purpose of my mission has been fulfilled he added.
Tunku Abdul Rahman said he hoped to spend about four days in East Pakistan studying the situation and plans to go to India after his return to Malaysia to continue his study of the problem of displaced persons.
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