Pakistan Observer
14th April 1966
Bhutto-Mujib confrontation
Foreign Minister, Mr. Z.A. Bhutto has accepted Mr. Mujibur Rahman’s invitation to a confrontation on his Six-Points on April 17 postponing his scheduled departure for Karachi on the same day.
In an interview with the APP, the Foreign Minister said: “It will not be possible for me to attend the meeting on April 24 as I am leaving on the 19th of this month for Ankara to attend a CENTO conference.”
Mr. Bhutto said, as Mr. Mujibur Rahman was prepared to meet earlier, “I would be quite prepared to have a confrontation with him on the future of Pakistan’s destiny before April 24.”
Our staff correspondent adds Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, President of East Pakistan Awami League accepted the challenge of Pakistan Foreign Minister Mr Z.A. Bhutto to speak from the same platfrom on the six-point demand the Awami League leader.
In a statement on Wednesday Sheikh Mujib said that his party would hold a public meeting on April 24 at Paltan Maidan and Mr. Bhutto could avail of the opportunity to address the meeting.
The Awami League leader aid the public meeting might be held under the joint sponsorship of Awami League and he Muslim League.
The Awami League Chief said that it would be worthwhile if Mr. Bhutto could persuade “his President to hold a referendum on the basis of universal adult franchise on the demand of people on autonomy.
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