There was no issue of the paper on Sept 12, 1974, on account of the Quaid’s death anniversary. The excerpt below is taken from the previous day’s edition.

ISLAMABAD: Official sources here hope that the Indo-Pakistan talks on resumption of postal and telecommunications link and restoration of travel facilities, scheduled to begin at Islamabad on Sept 12, should not present any serious difficulty since the topics to be discussed were known and limited. The Indian delegation … led by Foreign Secretary Kewal Singh, is due to arrive … by a special Indian plane. Pakistan’s delegation will be led by Foreign Secretary Agha Shahi. …

Official sources here said the agenda … was confined to resumption of communications and travel facilities. But since the talks were being held at Foreign Secretaries level, other topics may also be referred to if found feasible. … The talks are … taking place against the background of the agreement reached between Pakistan’s Minister of State for Defence and Foreign Affairs, Mr Aziz Ahmed, and Indian External Affairs Minister, Sardar Swaran Singh, when Mr Aziz Ahmed visited New Delhi on April 9 … for tripartite talks between Pakistan, India and Bangladesh. — Islamabad Bureau

Published in Dawn, September 12th, 2024