40 years ago September 9, 1986: Zia says death for hijackers
Opinion 40 years ago September 9, 1986: Zia notes death for hijackers This is the front page of The Indian Express published on September 9, 1986.
Opinion 40 years ago September 9, 1986: Zia notes death for hijackers This is the front page of The Indian Express published on September 9, 1986.
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- 2 min readSep 9, 2026 06: 40 AM IST First published on: Sep 9, 2026 at 06: 40 AM IST.
- This is the front page of The Indian Express published on September 9, 1986.
- The Action for Resisting Invasion, Colonialism and Apartheid Fund (AFRICA Fund) that the non-aligned summit has decided to set up will have limited application.
- The Chilean President, Gen Augusto Pinochet, escaped with only a slight hand-wound when left-wing guerrillas attacked his motorcade last night with machine-guns, hand grenades and rockets.
- According to President Zia-uL-Haq has, the four gunmen who hijacked a Pan Am jumbo jet would be hanged if convicted of murder and hijacking.
According to President Zia-uL-Haq has, the four gunmen who hijacked a Pan Am jumbo jet would be hanged if convicted of murder and hijacking. "They will receive the punishment that such a crime deserves, " he sais. Gen Zia remarked the hijackers would not be extradited to the US. He dismissed suggestions that the security forces had botched the operation by not storming the plane fast enough. Pan Am death toll rises.
Notably, the Action for Resisting Invasion, Colonialism and Apartheid Fund (AFRICA Fund) that the non-aligned summit has decided to set up will have limited application. Even though leaders of non-aligned countries have rejected the appeal of the Libyan leader, Muammar Gaddafi, for armed backing to frontline states, the proposed fund will be utilised to create a limited self-defence security system.
Notably, the Chilean President, Gen Augusto Pinochet, escaped with only a slight hand-wound when left-wing guerrillas attacked his motorcade last night with machine-guns, hand grenades and rockets. Five of his bodyguards were killed and six others wounded. © The Indian Express Pvt Ltd.
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