KARACHI: President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto last night [July 15] announced the formula agreed upon by the representatives of the old and new Sindhis to resolve the language controversy in Sind. …[T]he President said under the formula, the Language Bill passed by the Sind Assembly on July 7 will be assented to by the Governor and at the same time an Ordinance will be promulgated so that the status of Urdu is not prejudiced.

He said the Ordinance would also provide that for 12 years no discrimination would be made in the matter of appointment, promotion and continuation of service in Sind on grounds only that one did not know Sindhi or Urdu. … Expressing a sense of satisfaction over the mutually agreed formula, he said that in view of the agreement there was no reason why the Sind Government should not take a lenient view of those detained during the recent language trouble. — Bureau report

[Meanwhile, as reported by news agencies in Islamabad] The Government of Pakistan today [July 15] conveyed to the Indian Government through the Swiss Ambassador here, the instrument of ratification of the Simla Agreement, it was officially stated.

Published in Dawn, July 16th, 2022