KARACHI: In a 90-minute speech ... Pa­­k­is­tan’s Finance Minister, Mr Ghulam Moham­mad, on Monday … [Nov 14] put India in the dock as “the invader and oppressor” in Kashmir and challenged Mr Jawaharlal Nehru “in the name of democracy” to face the verdict of the people of Kashmir.

Mr Ghulam Mohammad, who was addressing a meeting held under the auspices of the Pakistan Chamber of Commerce drew rep­e­ated bursts of applause… . Pakistan, he said, has been very anxious to maintain peace with India. But, when “a country says things such as Mr Nehru … it is very sad”, he added. — News agencies

[Meanwhile, as reported by a staff correspondent in Karachi,] the [US] ... is prepared to place her knowledge and experience at the disposal of Pakistan for the economic and in­­dustrial development of the latter. The of­­fer was made by Senator Ellen J. Ellender, Chair­man of the United States Senate Appro­pria­tions Special Sub-commit­tee, on a fact-finding tour round the world, at a Press conference in Karachi... . Senator Ellender said that the United States were … willing to place their discoveries before Pakistan to make use of.

Published in Dawn, November 15th, 2024