SERIOUS PROBLEMS
STABILITY OF PAKISTAN PRIME MINISTER FACES GRAVE ISSUES NZPA—Copyright Rec. 11 p.m. LONDON, May 16. When the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Liaquat Ali Khan, returns this week from his visit to London and the Middle East he will find himself confronted with several grave issues which must be tackled determinedly if the stability of the present regime in Pakistan is to be preserved, says the Lahore correspondent of The Times. Observers fear that as a result of increased personal rivalries and opportunism in high places there is serious danger of a cabal, wielding power to further its own ends, replacing the present Government. The most disturbing aspect of recent developments is the growth of antiBritish feeling, which is still confinea to a small but influential section of politically conscious people. It results from the impression that Britain persists in siding with Inda against Pak'stan. The feeling is now taking the form of resentment at the Com monwealth Prime Ministers’ decision to allow India to “eat her cake ano have it” by becoming a republic and remaining a member of the Commonwealth. This further reinforces the views of some politicians in Pakistan that the country should not hesitate to follow India’s lead and proclaim herself a republic.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 27082, 17 May 1949, Page 5
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