RAWALPINDI: Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan today [Feb 5] charged India with preparing for a war. Huge ordnance factories in India, he declared, were working night and day and recruitment to the fighting forces was in full swing. The Prime Minister, who was addressing a large public meeting here this evening, challenged any man to show which nation in the world had achieved what Pakistan had accomplished during its short life despite the crippling handicaps and hardships which this country had faced.

The world’s statesmen had described Pakistan’s achievements as a miracle, Mr Liaquat Ali Khan said. … “No matter what the cost, we shall not let India annex Kashmir by force of armies.” — News agencies

[Meanwhile, as reported by a staff correspondent in Karachi,] the Government of Pakistan have withdrawn the ban on trade with South Africa with effect from today (Monday) [Feb 6] , says … the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Commonwealth Relations. The decision has been taken “to create the right atmosphere” for the settlement of the question of the rights of Pakistanis and Indians domiciled in South Africa and “to pave the way” for the success of the tripartite conference … in Capetown today.

Published in Dawn, February 6th, 2025