KARACHI: “The Governments of the United Kingdom and Pakistan will shortly be sending delegations to New Delhi at the invitation of the Government of India for round table talks on financial arrangements between the United Kingdom and India signed on August 14, 1947,” announces a Press note… . The Press note adds: “Before proceeding to New Delhi the British delegation will meet the Pakistan delegation in Karachi. The agreement between the Govern­ment of Pakistan and the British Government, which will be separately concluded, will be signed at Karachi.” … It is understood that the talks in Delhi will be trilateral between the three Governments. Besides joint discussions, the Pakistan and the Indian Union delegations will have separate talks with the British delegation. — Dawn Special correspondent

[Meanwhile, according to Dawn’s special correspondent,] Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah was sworn in as the Chief Scout of Pakistan at a picturesque ceremony on the lawns of the Governor-General’s House on Monday [Dec 22]. With his left hand on the Scout Flag and his right hand in salute, Quaid-i-Azam took the Scout Oath: “On my honour I promise that I would do my best to do my duty to God and my country to help other people at all times and to obey the Scout Law.”

Published in Dawn, December 23rd, 2022