Things had begun to become worrisome in the Eastern wing of Pakistan. Political turbulence was making everyone think about the well-being of people on both sides of the country. The East Pakistanis who were living in Karachi were expressing grief and concern at the suffering of non-Bengalis living in the eastern wing and had said in an extraordinary meeting that their lives and property were no less valuable than those of Bengalis living in West Pakistan.
Still, the concern was unavoidable. So, on March 24, 1971 it was reported that a delegation of East Pakistani residents in the city had met with Additional I.G. Police M.Y. Orakzai. The IG told them that there was no cause for East Pakistanis residing in the city to worry…
