পাতা:বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র (চতুর্থ খণ্ড).pdf/২৪৮

218 বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিল : চতুর্থ খন্ড boards consisting mostly of West Pakistanis are not so well disposed to accept an East Pakistani. In the armed forces, by making a physical standard far too high for an average Bengali, the system of eliminating the Bengali candidates had been very easy and successful. The following figures show some examples of disparity in this field. West Pakistan East Pakistan Central Civil Service 84% |6% Foreign Service 85% 15% Foreign Head Mission (Numbers) 60 9 Army 95% 5% Army: Officers of General Rank (Numbers) | 6 | Navy Technical 8.1% 19% Navy - non Technical 91% 9% Air Force Pilots 89% |||} Armed Forces (Numbers) 500,000 20,000 Pakistan Airlines (Numbers) 7,000 280 P. I. A Directors (Numbers) 9 | P. I. A. Area Managers (Numbers) 5 I1{յI1է: Railway Board Directors (Numbers) 7 | ORGANISATIONAL IMBALANCE The selection of the capital of Pakistan in Karachi in 1947 gave the West a boost to growth in all spheres. Rs. 200 million was spent on its development and when it was fully developed it was handed over to the West Pakistan provincial government. All incomes derived as a result went to the provincial government. Thereafter another Rs. 200 million was allocated for the capital development at Islamabad. A sum of only Rs. 20 million was provided for a second capital at Dacca, in East Pakistan. All the offices of the central government are located in the West including the Headquarters of the army, navy and the air force. All the military academies as well. It is important to note that 60% of Pakistan's budget is spent on defense and 80% of that goes to the military contractors, armed personnel who are West Pakistanis. Head offices of all the public and private establishments, e. g. State Bank of Pakistan, Pakistan International Airlines, National Bank of Pakistan and other banks, Insurance companies, Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation, National Shipping Corporation, Foreign Mission and hundred other Pakistani and foreign agencies have their head offices in West Pakistan and with their West Pakistani bosses and West Pakistani connections made sure that the policies of those organizations favor West Pakistanis. SOCLAL WELFARE In the field of social welfare, the same pattern is reflected. Let us look at some of the statistics comparing the two wings: