DACCA, Pakistan, Nov. 24—About half of the United Nations relief force in East Pakistan was evacuated today and others were being called in from the field as fighting between Indian and Pakistani forces continued to be reported in three areas.

About 40 United Nations relief workers flew out on regularly scheduled airline flights, mostly to Bangkok, Thailand. Others were being called in from field stations and were standing by to leave.

The United Nations relief effort has virtually ground to a halt in East Pakistan in the last few weeks because of growing insecurity. United Nations vehicles are shot at regularly by guerrillas. Yesterday two boats displaying United Nations flags and carrying relief grain were attacked and sunk south of Dacca.

Meanwhile the Pakistani military command reported today that its forces were fighting Indian troops who had crossed the border into East Pakistani territory near Jessore, Comilla and Sylhet.

197 Bodies Reported

The command reported that the most serious incident yesterday took place near Comilla. There, after a heavy artillery barrage, a multibattalion‐sized Indian force attacked North Kasba but was beaten back, the command said, leaving 197 bodies, 6 machineguns, 22 light machineguns, 46 rifles and large amount of ammunition.

To the north near Sylhet, the command said Indian troops who attacked across the border two days ago had been pushed back after a three hour battle yesterday in which 25 Indians were killed and 80 wounded. It said that four Pakistani had been killed and 10 wounded.

In the hills west of Chittagong, Indian planes have been parachuting supplies to troops inside Pakistani territory, the command charged.

Reporters yesterday saw little evidence near Jessore of heavy fighting that the command reported had taken place there over the last three days. live reporters spent last night in the Jessore area, heard sporadic firing but reported that if serious fighting had taken place, it was apparently over for the time.

Although the Jessore airport was reported to have been under constant shelling from Indian artillery, the reporters saw little evidence of any damage and very few shell holes.

2 Regiments Repulsed

The command today reported that two Indian regiments in the Jessore area had been kept to a point 8 miles inside Pakistani territory and then shoved back.

It is obvious that having failed to make any headway through the defences of the Pakistan Army, the Indians are now maneuvering in other areas,” the command said.

There were signs of growing apprehension in Dacca. The state of emergency proclaimed yesterday by President Agha Mohammad Yahya Khan caused prices to rise overnight.

The city appears half empty, with many people staying in their homes or out of town. Thousands of persons left town over the weekend for the Moslem holiday. Eid‐ul‐Fitr. Because public transportation is so disrupted, many found they could not return immediately to Dacca.

Meanwhile some terrorist activity has been reported in Dacca, and there were rumors that the military was planning another daylong curfew to search homes for suspected terrorists and weapons.