KARACHI: “The Indian Prime Minister has neither said anything new nor made any concrete contribution towards settling the problems outstanding between the two Dominions.” This sums up the general feeling in Karachi about Mr Jawaharlal Nehru’s reported statement at a Press conference in New Delhi on Monday [Dec 5] that both countries — India and Pakistan — should make a declaration that Indo-Pakistan problems should be resolved without resort to war.
Observers in the Pakistan capital point out that the “way to peace” has already been … outlined in Mr Liaquat All Khan’s statement of Nov 4 in the course of which the Pakistan Prime Minister had stressed the futility of “verbal professions” unless these are backed up by concrete actions. … [R]eference is made to the … improvement in Indo-Pakistan relations … after the “cease-fire” in Kashmir and it is felt that actions … and not words will “reduce tension, suspicion and ill-will”.
[Meanwhile, according to news agencies in Karachi,] To attract more tourists … the [Sind] Government will shortly undertake the construction of an airfield at Mohenjodaro… .
Published in Dawn, December 7th, 2024
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