Nations Govt. to be formed shortly, says Ghulam Azam Lahore (APP): Prof.

Ghulam Azam Amir of Jamaat-e-Islami, East Pakistan and MNA-elect yesterday hinted at the formation of national government very shortly. Taking to newsmen at Lahore airport on return from Rawalpindi where he met president Yahya Khan, Prof. Ghulam Azam said the President felt that the formation of the national Government was necessary to over come the East Pakistan crisis. To save the country he might form the cabinet even before the National Assembly session. The President was very eager to call the National Assembly according to the announced scheduled but personally, the Jamaat leader said he was opposed to the formation of a central cabinet before the National Assembly session, except in a case of a sheer emergency. Prof. Ghulam Azam asserted that the national Government should comprise of all political parties of the country which could elaborating, he said he meant all those political parties having good majority. He reiterated his demand that the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister should be from East Pakistan. He thought Mr. Nurul Amin would be the obvious choice for the Prime Ministership. The ablest man should be made Foreign Minister but he should be from East Pakistan as it would create better impression on the outside World when he goes out of the country to expose the Bangladesh stunt. Prof. Azam told newsmen that People's Party Chairman Mr. Bhutto will join the national Government and when it is formed he added, Mr. Bhutto cannot remain outside the Government as he is incapable of playing the role of an opposition leader. He went to Dacca to meet the Defunct Awami League Leader, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to settle the quantum of his share in power with him he added. Addressing a press conference at Rawalpindi early, Prof. Azam said that he had suggested to the President, General A. M. Yahya Khan that the transfer of power to the elected representatives should be in the true sense of the terms real power. Prof. Azam who had earlier 70 minutes, said that he had also suggested to the President during his meeting that the main task today was to win the confidence of the people of East Pakistan and to remove the injustices done to them in the past.

The President's response, Prof. Azam said, was encouraging. Replying to a question, Prof. Azam said that the President assured him that he would try to win the confidence of the people of East Pakistan to the maximum. lie said that the President also told him (Azam) that he (President) was fully alive to the defence need of the country. He said that the main task before the nation today was the defence and territorial integrity of the country and hoped that with the active cooperation of the people, armed forces would come out with flying colours in the present turmoil. Taking about the activities of the miscreants, he called for raising the number of' the Razakars, who he said were rendering an yeoman's service to the cause of the country. He termed the so-called "Mukti Bahini" as Shatru Bahini (meaning in English enemy forces) adding the razakars were capable enough to deal with them provided they were put at par with police and others as far as equipments and other accessories were concerned. Prof. Azam, who was critical of Mr. Bhutto said that he had already apprised the President of Mr. Bhutto's role with regard to his comments on political leaders including that of Mr. Nurul Amin an elderly politician. Prof. Azam said that he had also suggested to the president to take cognizance of such activities. Prof. Azam called for concerted efforts to frustrate the nefarious design of India and warned the people to be on guard against India's threats. He also said that he had suggested to the president to address the nation from Dacca Radio station to boost morale of the people of East Pakistan and see for him self the activities of those people who were really working for the country in cooperation with the army. Prof. Azam was very much optimistic about the out come of his discussions which he had with the President.
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