KARACHI: “The Indian Prime Minister has neither said anything new nor made any concrete contribution towards settling the problems outstanding between the two Domin­ions.” This sums up the general feeling in Ka­­­­rachi about Mr Jawaharlal Nehru’s rep­o­rted statement at a Press conference in New Delhi on Monday [Dec 5] that both countries — India and Pakistan — should make a declaration that Indo-Pakistan problems should be resolved without resort to war.

Observers in the Pakistan capital point out that the “way to peace” has already been … outlined in Mr Liaquat All Khan’s statement of Nov 4 in the course of which the Pakistan Prime Minister had stressed the futility of “verbal professions” unless these are backed up by concrete actions. … [R]eference is made to the … improvement in Indo-Pakistan relations … after the “cease-fire” in Kashmir and it is felt that actions … and not words will “reduce tension, suspicion and ill-will”.

[Meanwhile, according to news agencies in Karachi,] To attract more tourists … the [Sind] Government will shortly undertake the construction of an airfield at Mohenjodaro… .

Published in Dawn, December 7th, 2024