KARACHI: United Nations Representative, Sir Owen Dixon, had a 90-minute talk with Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan on Monday [July 17] afternoon. No one else was present at the talks. Sir Owen left for New Delhi at 2 p.m. yesterday (Tuesday). Usually reliable sources hinted that Sir Owen had not brought any formula for the resolution of the Kashmir issue. He had not come to discuss the agenda of the proposed Prime Ministers’ conference either. The only definite thing that had emerged out of the talks, it was said, was that the two Prime Ministers would meet with a desire to resolve the knotty problem. — Staff correspondent

[Meanwhile, as reported by news agencies from Medina,] the Saudi Arabian Kingdom will celebrate the 50th anniversary of its coming into being on July 19. The Government have prepared a programme of celebrations to mark this great event. Special editions of newspapers will be circulated praising the reign of King Abdul Aziz.

[In Washington news agencies report that] the United States Defence Department announced tonight [July 18] that it had definite information that Russian advisers were working with “certain units” of the North Korean Army.

Published in Dawn, July 19th, 2025