Pakistani War Warning

Press, Volume CV, Issue 31060, 16 May 1966, Page 13

Pakistani War Warning

(N.Z. Press Association—Copyright) NEW DELHI, May 15. Pakistan has protested to India against “ inflammatory statements ” alleged to have been made by the Indian Prime Minister, Mrs Indira Ghandi, at public meetings, the “New York Times” reports.

In a Note dated Friday and made public yesterday, the Pakistani High Commissioner in New Delhi quoted Indian newspaper reports saying that Mrs Gandhi had declared that India cherished peace but that “she was ready if Pakistan wanted another war” and that “the danger from Pakistan was very much there.” The Note said such statements “can only result in a sharpening of relations” between the countries. In another Note, Pakistan alleged that Indian troops had killed a Pakistani civilian on the cease-fire line in Kashmir when they opened fire on two Pakistanis who were grazing their cattle on April 29. The Note warned that “incidents of this nature and provocative activities, if continued, will inevitably lead to the same situation which prevailed on the cease-fire line, when war broke out last September.” FAMINE AREAS Meanwhile, Mrs Gandhi has extended her inspection tour of famine-stricken areas in Orissa State after a series of unscheduled visits yesterday gave her a first glimpse of

parched fields and starving villagers. Thousands of cheering people lined the streets of the Orissa State capital of Bubaneshwar yesterday when she arrived to start her tour of the area.

But shortly afterwards worried officials gave her the latest details of the famine and Mrs Gandhi visited several Government aid posts. Visibly moved by the sight, Mrs Gandhi mingled with the crowds, talking with many to take note of their problems and assuring them of the Government’s efforts to help them.