Police firing tear gas broke up clashes between pro and anti-government demonstrators gathered in Karachi for Independence Day celebrations at the tomb of Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan.
The Secretary-General of Sri Lanka’s opposition Tamil United Liberation Front A Amirthalingam left for Madras on his way to New Delhi where he is to hold talks with Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on the problems facing the Tamils in Sri Lanka.
External Affairs Minister P V Narasimha Rao gave this information to the consultative committee of MPs attached to his ministry. He expressed serious concern and said, “India feels that the situation in West Asia is getting out of hand”.
The national symbol of the United States, the bald eagle was once on course to become the dodo of the 20th century. However, today, it is hailed as one of the biggest success stories in the history of conservation.