Pakistan by official help and patronize. East Pakistanis were put to uncomfortable comer in industry, economy, education, and service.
There were several democratic attempts by East Pakistan to realize its demand. They got nothing but promises from West Pakistani rulers. Oftentimes, advocates of provincial demands were hatefully called 'separatists', provincialists, regionalists or communists. The popular veteran leaders of East Pakistan. Fazlul Haque (The Tiger of Bengal), Suhrawardy. Bhashani were called unpatriots and enemy agents. The present leader. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is charged with treason.
Democracy was not allowed to grow in Pakistan by a well conspiracy for fear of losing hold on administration and economy by West Pakistan. The first Prime Minister Liaqat Ali Khan was killed by this conspiracy. Subsequently, dissolution of Ministries, assembly and imposition of Martial Law by Ayub Khan were also results of the conspiracy to murder democracy and hold grip tightly over the weaker regions. In the present instance, in the name of Islam and unity and to the utter disregard of people's wishes and aspirations voiced through democracy, rulers of Pakistan took army action. According to many reports, impartial observers and eye witnesses about a million killed, more than seven million drove out and 20 million were displaced of homes and villages. The tragedy is unprecedented and unforgettable.
There are several other points relevant in this context. Pakistan's own follies and lies have been naked by its own contradictions and policies. Hijacking of Indian plane was announced to have been done by Kashmiri freedom fighters who were also congratulated by Ali Bhutto. Later on Pakistani court made out the story as Indian conspiracy to stop over-flight between the two parts. The government tone was changed to accuse India and termed it as planned step to disintegrate Pakistan. Sheikh Mujib was declared future Prime Minister by President Yahya Khan and he himself later on declared Mujib a traitor six-points was the basis of Awami Leagues fight for election. Nothing was said against it before by Yahya Khan. He now declares it as a move for separation. East Pakistan situation was brought under control on 27th March. Still, after 5 months there are miscreants to fight against by Pakistan army. Victims of army action were mere few miscreants and the flecing away people were Indian infiltrators. Strangely, if admitted the outflow of refugees and invited them back. International humanitarian organizations with relief goods were prevented from entering into East Pakistan. The plea was that there was no need. I afterwards started crying at the United Nations for help. Everything was peaceful in East Pakistan but the latest officials reports said rail, road and other means of communications miserably disrupted by rebellions.
In your editorial on 30th Aug. you have not approved American Senator Kennedy's call to Nixon administration to boycott Pakistan and sever diplomatic relations. You suggested instead to deplore and condemn the action. Pakistan does not seem to be sensively responsive to diploration. Accumulation of condemnation in the Pakistan's credit has been already very great. It does not seem to care to digest shamelessly more of such stock.
