One person was killed when the police opened fire in the curfew bound Arna Barna Chowk area in Patiala. Two others were injured when they were hit with lathis by policemen. The person killed has been identified as Ashok Kumar, son of Vidya Sagar, president of the Patiala unit of the Janata Party. Ashok Kumar was trying to put out a fire in the family cycle shop when patrolling policemen opened fire.
Zia On India
Pakistan President Ziaul Haq has said that a country like Pakistan cannot leave its security aspects totally to the mercy of an “allegedly” friendly neighbour (India). The president said he couldn’t do so when the neighbour “is very large and is further extending its military strength”. He noted that Pakistan has balanced its needs for economic development and its security needs with regard to the purchase of arms.
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