-On May 24, the President renewed this appeal and offered to grant amnesty to those who were genuinely misled. He also held out an assurance that all returning refugees will be provided with relief, rehabilitation and full protection.
-On June 1, the establishment of 20 relief and rehabilitation centers on main routes from India was announced. These relief camps are providing aid and rehabilitation facilities to all purpose who are returning and full protection.
-On June 10, a general amnesty was declared by the Governor of East Pakistan who said that the amnesty was extended to all classes of people-students, laborers, businessmen, industrialists, civil servants, members of the armed forces and other law enforcement agencies, such as the police, who had defected, as well as political leaders and political workers.
-The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, and a Special Representative of the U.N. Secretary General, Mr. Ismat Kitani, both visited Pakistan and were assured the fullest cooperation of the Government of Pakistan to organize the return and resettlement of the refugees.
-A representative of the U.N. Secretary General has reached East Pakistan and is operating from Dacca to coordinate the international relief effort in East Pakistan.
-On June 19, the President of Pakistan issued a fresh appeal, recalling his earlier appeals of May 21 and May 24, and specially asked members of the minority communities (Hindus) who had left to return to their homes and property. He assured them that they would be given full protection and every facility as they were equal citizens of Pakistan and there was no question of any discriminatory treatment based on race or religion. He appealed to members of the minority not to be misled by mischievous propaganda being conducted from outside Pakistan.
-On June 28, the President of Pakistan announced his plan to restore a civilian government under a new constitution within four months. The President indicated that the federal constitution will guarantee maximum provincial autonomy consistent with the national and territorial integrity of Pakistan as laid down in the Legal Frame Work Order under which the elections were held.
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INDIA EXPLOITS THE ISSUE
While Pakistan is making sincere efforts to welcome the refugees back and is fully cooperating with the representative of the U.N. Secretary General and the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, India is issuing repeated threats of war and is indulging in cynical exploitation of the refugee problem in an attempt to impose a political settlement of her own choice. She is even raising obstacles to prevent the return of the refugees, thus using these unfortunate human beings as pawns in her game of power politics.
According to a Reuters report from New Delhi on June 16, Mrs. Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India, was reported to have said in the Parliament that “India was concerned
