KARACHI: President Ayub Khan yesterday told India that any further aggression by her would mean a general and total war between India and Pakistan with all its unpredictable consequences. The President was commenting in his first-of-the month broadcast on India’s threat of further aggression against Pakistan in a battleground of her own choice. The President wondered how such a reckless and provocative statement could be made by highly responsible persons. “In a grave situation like this words should be weighed carefully and tempers should be curbed,” he added.

[Meanwhile, as reported by agencies from New Delhi] Jan Sangh members, joined by some members of the ruling Congress Party in the Uttar [Pradesh] State Assembly, yesterday demanded that the Aligarh Muslim University should be disbanded. The demand was made after the state Chief Minister, Mrs Sucheta Kripalani, had made a statement on record that no students disturbances in the University Campus resulted in Police firing. The Chief Minister said that it was not within the competence of the state Government to disband the University.

Published in Dawn, May 2nd, 2015

On a mobile phone? Get the Dawn Mobile App: Apple Store | Google Play