KARACHI: President Yahya Khan flies into Karachi from Rawalpindi today [Sept 11] for political talks before taking off for Teheran on a short visit. ...Mr Z.A. Bhutto, will call on the President at the President’s House here tomorrow ... morning for what the PPP camp regards the crucial round of talks — the ninth so far since two months ago. ...

Likelihood is that Mr Bhutto will meet the President alone, while the meeting at the advisory level between the PPP constitutional team and the President’s aides will depend on the need for further elucidation of the relevant points at issue. Tomorrow’s meeting will be largely confined to the clearing up of the constitutional picture from the standpoints of the modality of transfer of power and the nature and scope of the interim constitution.

[Meanwhile, as reported by agencies in Dacca,] The Council of Ministers in East Pakistan due to be announced by the Governor, Dr A.M. Malik shortly, will be composed of twelve to fifteen members…

… [D]r Malik has been holding discussions with leaders of ... political parties during the past few days. … [M]inisters have not been taken on any political ground but the representation has been given keeping in view the different districts and divisions of East Pakistan.

Published in Dawn, September 11th, 2021