RAIDS AS REVENGE FOR MOSLEM SLAUGHTER

Rotorua Morning Post, Issue 5280, 17 December 1946, Page 5

RAIDS AS REVENGE FOR MOSLEM SLAUGHTER

i LONDON, Deeember 16. An Indian Army division is nuning up to the Hazara district of ihe north-west Frontiev Provinee to assist local garrisons to fight off a huge lashkar (tribal) raid, which is terrorising a large i part of th'e distrjpt, says the Daily 3 Mail correspondent in New Delhi. Tlu- raiders, who are believed to JMster more than 2000 men, crossed ihe river Indus, striking by night and hiding in the day. They launehed -heir raid on religious grounds to svei' -e the slaughter of Moslenis b.v 8 Hinihis in Bihar and are carrying on " h'i-ii-ade against Hindu settlers. The ® aide rs are commanded by a Moslem holy nun, Mullah Hafeezji. 1 While a crowd of compatriots | -houted "We want Pakistan" the Sltelem leader, Mr. Jinnah, took off •w India from a heavily-guarded hondmi airport. The Prime Minister of the Interim Government, Mr. Nehru, speaking at Hares, said: "Whatever forrn of %liuition we may deeide in the fonstitulht Assembly will beeome the fonstitution of a free India whethex* Gritain accepts it or not. We have * altogether stopped looking 'Ward London.' Wle sluill settle these •ttisions ourselves. We cannot and !|ll iiuf tolerate any outside interferfice."