From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1947: Seventy-five years ago: Appeal to minorities.

KARACHI -- 'Thank God, Pakistan is a reality and Sind has joined Pakistan today [June 26]. The days are not far off when the Musalmans may regain their lost empire in all its splendour ...' said Sir Ghulam Hussain Hidayatullah, Premier of Sind, in an interview to the OPI after the Sind Assembly had passed a resolution decided to join the Pakistan Constituent Assembly.

He added, 'I take this opportunity to appeal to the minorities of Pakistan generally, and of Sind specially, to think of themselves as full-fledged citizens of the Pakistan State, co-operate with the majority community in building up the economy and the future structure thereof and to discard those of their...

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