September 23, 1977, Forty Years Ago: Pele in Calcutta

Pele in Calcutta

A 27-member New York Cosmos soccer team led by Pele, arrived in Calcutta from Peking. Pele and his colleagues were received at the airport by the West Bengal PWD minister, Jatin Chakravorty and Dhiren Dey, secretary of Mohun Bagan club.

Pak CJI Sacked

Anwar-ul-Haque has been appointed new Chief Justice of Pakistan. The appointment coincided with the announcement by the chief martial law administrator, General Zia-ul-Haque, that all amendments to the constitution introduced by the previous government which affected the integrity and independence of the judiciary have been nullified. Anwar-ul-Haque will be sworn in by the president, the radio added. Zia dismissed the CJ Yaqoob Ali Khan, when naming Anwar-ul-Haque. Justice Khan had admitted a petition challenging the detention of the former prime minister, Z.A. Bhutto.

Morarji In Madras

Speaking in Madras, Prime Minister Morarji Desai drubbed critics of India’s industrial policy with reference to foreign policy and declared that “foreign capital will be welcome so long as it does not interfere with the country’s economy”. When the prime minister’s attention was drawn to the doubts expressed by some industrialists and foreigners about lack of clarity in the country’s industrial policy, Desai reacted sharply. “I do not know what is the confusion about it… We are products of mixed economy. There is no question of your doubting it,” he said.

J&K On Central Laws

The Kashmir government has appointed a six-member sub-committee with the deputy chief minister, Mirza Afzal Beg, as chairman, to “examine” those central laws which have been made applicable to the state since 1953, announced state finance minister, Devi Das Thakur, in the assembly.