NEW DELHI: The Chogyal of the ancient Himalayan Kingdom of Sikkim was officially “under the protection of Indian troops” today [April 10] after they had forcibly disarmed the palace guard in a ... clash last night. The military action seems to have been timed with a resolution passed later today by the State legislature asking India to abolish kingship, radio reports said. Last night, a Swedish amateur radio operator in Stockholm, had reported he overheard a conversation from Asia which indicated that Indian troops had invaded Sikkim. ... The Chogyal, who was reduced to a titular Head of State ... last year when his country was made an “associate state” of India, has said India has virtually annexed Sikkim.

[Meanwhile, as reported by our staff reporter from Karachi,] Dr Mahmud Husain, Vice-Chancellor of Karachi University, who died ... yesterday [April 10], was buried ... under the shadow of Jamia Millia Mosque at Malir, surrounded by four educational institutions he had founded. One of the leading educationists of the country and a respected scholar, Dr Husain ... passed away while still in deep coma.

Published in Dawn, April 11th, 2025