Invaders Are Given Transit Across Pakistan

Chronicle (Levin), 6 January 1948, Page 5

Invaders Are Given Transit Across Pakistan

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Received Muuday, v p.hi. LONDON, Jan. 5. Something approacliing an eve-of-wa. : tension prevaiis at Lahore, says th. Daily Te'legraph's Lhhore correspond ent. The Indiah Government's state Ment in its memorandiun. to tlno, tha it .might ' 'he compelled in seli'-dhfenc. fco fenter Pakistan territory to tak.. ; iHilitary action against the invaders o. ; Kashmir", is regarded in the. mosi Serious light. This statement, combinet with the Pakistan -Premier, Liaquat Ai J Khan's declar-ation that ' 'India is on to destroy Pakistan "v -has produced a. atmosphere more electric than any ex ; perienced during the past live months. It is true that the invaders in K-as h mir are allowedftransit across Pakista ; territory, says the Dailv Telegraph ' Lahore correspomlentv Claiming tha he -made frequent observations on th spot, the correspondent says th. ; Pakistan Premier was less than frani ; when he denied that 100,000 Pathan were eoncentrated in -Pakistan anwhen he -c laimed that -the migTants wer--hepherds following their usual winte L'oute to india. / The corresponclettt reports seein, lorryloads of "superbly armed men' •IriY'iiig dav and night tliroligh Rawai pindi to Kashmir, and -comments tha these did not bear any resemblance ttshepherds. ■ The correspondent adds . that thi raiders are using Pakistan territory a? a liase in 'a e-asual and not in a militar;, sense. They drew transport and sup plies from Pakistan, but not militar. equipment. A t'ew Pakistan officers on leave and without oftieial encourage ment are training the raiders.