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KARACHI, Pakistan, May 7 —The military Government of President Agha Mohammad Yahya Khan warned the news papers today not to jeopardize efforts to bring the country back to normalcy by publishing “irresponsible” reports.
An official announcement said newspapers would not be al lowed to infringe on a martial law regulation that bars publication of anything calculated to harm the integrity of Pakistan. The regulation was promulgated March 26, when General Yahya announced the military crackdown on the dissident Bengalis of East Pakistan.
“The nation today is faced with a crisis and everything has to be subordinated to it,” the new announcement said.
“Some newspapers have started acting in an irresponsible manner which is against the interest of the nation,” it added.