Ayub talks of dire results
President Ayub Khan of Pakistan said in a broadcast to-day [May 1] that India’s “threats against Pakistan” could lead to “general and total war”. In his regular first of the month broadcast, the President said: “India has now threatened us with further aggression in the battle-ground of its own choice.
“Does it realise that this will mean a general and total war between India and Pakistan with all its unpredictable consequences?
“How can such a reckless and provocative statement be made by highly responsible persons? If such a situation is forced on us nobody can expect us not to meet the challenge. In a grave situation like this, words should be weighed carefully and tempers should be curbed,” he said.
The President continued: “We have been accused of naked aggression. If we had wanted to commit aggression we would have chosen a better area than the mud flats of the Rann of Kutch… But our desire to maintain peace restrained us in spite of frequent and grave provocations.”
Call for investments in Nepal
The Prime Minister, Mr. Lal Bahadur Shastri, appealed to Indian businessmen to invest in joint ventures in Nepal to promote and strengthen the economic development of that country. Mr. Shastri, who was addressing the 25 annual conference of the All-India Manufacturers’ Association (AIMO) [in New Delhi], said there was considerable scope for the expansion of Indo-Nepal industrial collaboration in various spheres. While some Indian industrialists had invested in Nepal in the past few years, Indian capital had not gone there adequately, he said.
Unbeaten century by Sobers
Barbados was all out for 461 against the Australians here [Bridgetown] on May 1 on the final day of the four-day match. Sobers remained unbeaten with 183. At stumps yesterday, Barbados made 299 for four in reply to the Australians’ score of 461 for nine declared. Among the outstanding features of the third day’s entertainment was a rock-solid knock of 53 by Hunte, but his partner Bynoe, a strong local candidate for a place in the Test team, did not fulfil expectations and was out lbw to Sincock with the Barbados’ score at 79.
Hawke and Philpott, two of the key Australian bowlers, are out of this match. So the brunt of the bowling was borne by McKenzie and Allan. It was a day on which men like Sincock had to rise to the occasion. Sincock did well enough, dismissing Bynoe and right on lunch, O’Neill bowled Hunte round his legs. The presiding umpire Gerald Trotman was unsighted when the ball slipped through Hunte but after a brief consultation with his colleague Cortez Jordan, he gave his verdict against Hunte. Nurse played an innings of contrasts, uncertainty mingled with good hits. But when he got to 29, his bat, feet and reflexes seemed to get into an argument and he was out lbw to McKenzie. The post-lunch play belonged to Brancker. Though this level-headed, left-handed cricketer lost to Test star Lashley, he continued to prop up the Barbados innings with efficient strokes, and at tea the total was 188 for four. Sobers was batting with Brancker.
