KARACHI: Indian agents yesterday [Aug 10] mined one of the three buses bringing displaced persons to Dinajpur, according to Radio Pakistan.
A ten-year-old girl died on the spot while another injured person expired in hospital. The bus hit the mine four miles from Dinajpur, the radio said. In Dacca, three explosions in the lavatory of Hotel Intercontinental this evening resulted in injuries to three foreigners. ... News agencies [Meanwhile, as reported by news agencies in New Delhi,] The Indian Foreign Minister, Mr Swaran Singh, told Parliament today [Aug 11] that no country, not even the Soviet Union can restrain India from taking unilateral action on East Pakistan. He was replying to a question whether the Indo-Soviet treaty would stop India from such as action. . .
[Agencies add from United Nations] SecretaryGeneral U Thant ... informed the Pakistan Government that the trial of Awami League leader, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, would `inevitably have repercussions outside the borders of Pakistan`. However, the statement by U Thant said that the `extremely sensitive and delicate matter` fell within the competence of Pakistan`s judicial system. It continued: `It is also a matter of extraordinary interest and concern in many quarters, from a humanitarian as well as from a political point of view`. ...