There was no issue of the paper on July 18, 1950, on account of Eid-ul-Fitr. The following excerpt is taken from the previous day’s edition.

LONDON: A … news agency report quoted by Peking Radio today [July 15] said the North Korean army had refuted an accusation by General Douglas MacArthur’s Headquarters that American prisoners had been murdered. “It is without the slightest foundation of fact. The General Headquarters of the Peoples Army of Korean peoples democratic Republic, hereby makes this … refutation,” it said. — News agencies

[Meanwhile, as reported by Dawn’s special representative in Lahore,] Mr Nasim Hassan and Khan Mohammad Khan Leghari, Advisers to the Punjab Governor, left Lahore for Karachi to discuss with the Central authorities the Punjab situation with special reference to the forthcoming meeting of the Provincial League Council. It is understood that they will place the point of view of the Advisers (with the exception of Mr Sadiq Hassan, who has announced his neutrality…) before the Central League and the Government authorities.

Published in Dawn, July 18th, 2025

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