Pakistan Hockey Team The World Champions (December 31, 1971)

The format of the stamp is horizontal. The emblem of the Pakistan Hockey Federation forms the main subject of the design, printed in Red colour against a Yellow background. The Caption "World Hockey Champions" (Bareelona-1971) appears at the bottom of the emblem in black. The world Hockey Cup appear on the top right side of the stamp in Black and Red against Blue background, while the word "Postage" in English appears in Black, below the denomination against blue background. The denomination and word "Paisa" appear below the cup in reverse against the blue background, whereas the word Pakistan in Urdu, English and Bengali appears at the bottom of the stamp in reverse against Blue Background.

To commemorate the victory of Pakistan Hockey Team in the World Cup Hockey Tournament, Barcelona (Spain) on 24.10.1971, the Pakistan Post Office is issuing a postage stamp of 20-Paisa denomination on 31.12.1971.

Pakistan Hockey Team has won the following events in succession

World Olympics Mexico—1968;

Asian Games, Bangkok, 1970,;

First World Cup Tournament at Barcelona (Spain), 1971.

Pakistan Hockey Team has thus reached the pinnacles of glory and are now the World Hockey Champions. The performance of the Pakistan Hockey Team has throughout been of the highest order: the individual players having been endowed with excellent basic skills. By virtue of their magnificent victory over Spain in the Barcelona Tournament, the Pakistan Hockey Team has brought back the beautiful cup donated by their own Federation.

Ever since Independence, Pakistan Hockey team has had a checkered history. They lost in the London Olympics (1948) and the Helsinki Olympics (1952) but reached the —finals in the Melbourne Olympics (1956)~ they won the Gold Medal in the Asian Games at Tokyo and became Hockey Champions in Rome Olympics (1960). In 1962, Pakistan successfully defended the Asian title by defeating India but suffered setback in Tokyo Olympics (1964) and, again, lost the Asian title in 1966. In the International Hockey Festival held in Lahore in 1968, however, Pakistan finished on top and won the World Olympics in Mexico City (1968), also winning the Asian Games at Bangkok (1970) and the First World Cup Tournament at Barcelona in 1971. The pool standings and the final standings in the Barcelona World Hockey Tournament have been as below:

POOL A

	P	W	D	L	F	A	PTS
1 INDIA	4	4	0	0	5	0	8
2 GERMANY	4	2	0	2	9	5	4
3 KENYA	4	2	0	2	5	3	4
4 FRANCE	4	2	0	2	2	5	4
5 ARGENTINA	4	0	0	4	1	9	0

POOL B

	P	W	D	L	F	A	PTS
1 SPAIN	4	2	1	1	5	3	5
2 PAKISTAN	4	2	1	1	11	8	5
3 NETHERLANDS	4	1	2	1	4	4	4
4 AUSTRALIA	4	1	1	2	4	7	3
5 JAPAN	4	1	1	2	2	4	3

FINAL STANDINGS

	P	W	D	L	F	A
1 PAKISTAN	6	4	1	1	14	9
2 SPAIN	6	3	1	2	7	5
3 INDIA	6	5	-	1	9	3
4 KENYA	7	3	-	4	9	8
5 W. GERMANY	7	4	-	3	12	7
6 NETHERLANDS	6	2	2	2	6	6
7 FRANCE	6	3	-	3	4	8
8 AUSTRALIA	6	1	1	4	4	9
9 JAPAN	5	2	1	2	4	4
10 ARGENTINA	5	-	-	3	1	11

Salute to the Pakistan Hockey Team which now reigns supreme as the undisputed CHAMPIONS in the

field of HOCKEY.

50th Anniversary of Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (December 25, 1971)

The format of the stamp is horizontal. The portrait of King Hussein of Jordan is framed in a green decorative pattern on the left side of the stamp. The flag of Jordan is on the top right hand side against a light turquoise blue background. Below the flag are placed the words ‘Fiftieth Anniversary of Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan-1921-1971’. The word ‘Fiftieth’ is in red and white and the rest of the lettering is in black. The words ‘Pakistan’ ‘Postage’ and ‘Paisa’ are in green. The value ‘20’ on the right bottom corner is in turquoise. A turquoise strip runs at the bottom of the stamp with the words ‘Pakistan’ in Bengali and Urdu in white.
To commemorate the Fiftieth Anni-versary of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (1921-1971), Pakistan Post Office is issuing a postage stamp of 20-Paisa denomination on 25th December 1971.
Jordan, an Arab country, lies south of Syria, west of Iraq, north of Saudi Arabia and east of the occupied part of Palestine. The port of Aqaba in the far south gives Jordan a narrow outlet to the Red Sea. Since the beginning of time, Jordan served as a stage for the rise and fall of successive civilizations, both indigenous and foreign, which have greatly influenced the course of human progress. The total area of the country including the West Bank is 37,500 sq. miles.
Pakistan which has very cordial relations with Jordan provides that country with training assistance in a number of fields including irrigation, telecommunications and banking. A number of cultural scholarships are also provided every year to the Jordanian students for studies in Pakistan. Jordan has also offered scholarships for Pakis-tani students for studies in Arabic lang-uage. The trade relations between the two countries have been successively strengthened. Exports from Pakistan have been gradually increasing. Phos-phate is Pakistan’s main import from Jordan.
Jordan has been extending valuable support to Pakistan on various occasions such as the Islamic Summit at Rabat in 1969.
Jordan is a constitutional monarchy. The King is head of the state and appoints the Prime Minister. There is a bi-cameral legislature. The Senate is appo-inted by the King. The House of Deputies is elected. In 1926, the late Amir Abdullah was proclaimed King and the country attained its full sovereignty. On termination of the British mandate from Palestine on 15 May 1948, hostilities broke out between the Arab States and the newly created so-called State of Israel. In April 1950, after the end of hostilities, the Jordanian Parliament representing Central Arab Palestine and Trans-Jordan, approved of the union of these two regions. His Majesty Hussein Bin Talall was proclaimed King by a decree of the Jordanian Parliament on August ii, 1952. King Hussein was crowned on May 2, 1953.
The flag of Jordan is horizontal tricolour of’ black, white and green with a seven pointed white star on a red triangle. The capital is Amman.
Jordan has a population of 20,17,000 including those in the West Bank. 90 percent of the population is Muslim. The subsistence of the large refugee population (including the 3,00,000 rend-ered homeless since 1948 partition) is strongly taxing the slender resources of the East Bank. Almost half the country’s population lived in areas now occupied by Israel which also consisted of 25 per cent of Jordan’s cultivable land. The occupied West Bank also contained the bulk of the industrial sector and nearly all the places of historical and touristic interest.

25th Anniversary of UNICEF (December 11, 1971)

The format of the stamp is horizontal, the layout consists of the symbol of UNICEF forming the subject of the design, against a turquoise back-ground surrounded by a dark blue bor-der. This border is broad on the left and the bottom sides. Lines indicating the world, the mother holding the child, as well as the letters ‘UNICEF’ and the fiction “25th Anniversary 1946-1971” are in red colour. The olive branches are in green colour. The value ‘50” and the words “Paisa” and ‘Postage” are in re-verse, the letters UNICEF are in light blue against the dark blue panel on the left and bottom. The words ‘Pakistan’ in Bengali, Urdu and English are also dark blue arid lie below the main design, against a white background.
To commemorate the 25th Anniver-sary of UNICEF, the Pakistan Post Office is issuing a postage stamp of 50 —Paisa denomination on 11th December, 1971.
UNICEF came into being on December 11, 1946 in pursuance of the unanimous vote of the United Nations General Assembly. In the beginning, it had limited and temporary functions, having been designed as an emergency measure to ameliorate the plight of chil-dren in countries which had been torn apart by war, mostly in Europe. After this immediate post—war emergency was met, however, the emphasis of UNICEF’s work shifted and since than its efforts have been turned towards the chronic needs of the children struggling for life in the developing nations.
II. The primary concern of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is to help mobilize the world’s resources to meet the needs of the children in low income countries. Three—fourths of the world’s children live in such countries. About 30,000 of them die every day from lack of proper food or because of insuffi-cient medical care. A majority of them lack the educational and social oppor-tunities they need to grow up as useful citizens of the world. UNICEE tries to encourage and stimulate the efforts of people and governments in every country to do more for children. It helps them by providing the kind of effective inter-national aid that can serve as a lever for mobilizing and co—ordinating local re-sources and thus create lasting improve-ments for children.
UNICEF strives to give today’s children the kind of help which will make them able, tomorrow, to work to abolish the causes of distress. Children who live short and unhappy lives—in poverty, hunger and sickness—are a heavy burden to the world but if they can live long, productive and happy lives, enjoying the advantages of health and education, they are the world’s greatest assets.
UNICEF aids children in three basic ways (1) It helps governments to formu-late specific projects to meet the most important needs of children.
(2 It purchases supplies and equip-ment and ships these around the world for use in connection with specific projects in permanent health services, disease control campaigns, nutrition programmes, family and child welfare services, education and vocational training and emergency aid.
(3) It provides stipends and grants to help train social service perso-nnel, nutritionist, technicians, tea-chers, midwives, nurses and other health workers who will work directly with children. UNICEF assists developing coun-tries to meet specific problems in six major spheres permanent health services, disease control nutrition, family and child welfare, education and vocational training, and emergency aid.
III In over 100 countries, governments are making sustained efforts to establish and expand maternal and child health services often including immunization environmental sanitation and health edu-cation—as part of broad national health systems UNICEF provides basic technical equipment, vehicles and supplies (in many cases including drugs, milk powder vitamins and soap) to networks of maternal and child health centres and pediatric words in district hospitals. In all UNICEF has so far helped to equip 33,000 health centres and subcentres, which provide continuing services for more than 100 million persons, mostly children and mothers.
IV Malaria, tuberculosis yaws, leprosy and trachoma are serious communicable diseases which afflict many millions of children. The prevention and cure of these diseases is now technically feasible in a number of developing countries. UNICEF assists campaigns against such major communicable diseases by providing insecticides and sprayers, drugs and antibiotics, laboratory and clinical supp-lies, vaccines and health education mate-rials. In one recent year alone, for example, UNICEF provided insecticides that protected 35 million persons in 27 countries from Malaria.

25th Anniversary of UNESCO (November 4, 1971)

The format of the stamp is horizontal. A red border encloses the site of the Great Bath at Moenjodaro, in sepia colour. The caption ‘UNESCO’ ‘25th Anniversary’, the words ‘Save Moenjodaro’ and 25th Anniversary “ lie in the top panel where, again, on the right hand side, appears a reproduc-tion of the UNICORN, symbolic of Moenjodaro Civilisation. ‘UNESCO’ is in black while the words ‘Save Moenjodaro’ are in dark sepia and the words ‘25th Anniversary’ appear in reverse. The words Pakistan in Bengali, English and Urdu appear at bottom in reverse. The denomina-tion, postage and Paisa appear in dark sepia on left bottom corner. The words ‘Great Bath’ in dark brown appear on right bottom corner of the vignette. To commemorate the 25th Anniversary of UNESCO., the Pakistan Post Office is issuing a postage stamp of 20-Paisa denomination on 4th November, 1971.
UNESCO—the United Nations Edu-cational, Scientific and Cultural Orga-nization-is one of the Specialised Agen-cies of the United Nations Organization. It is now 25 years old, its official establishment in Paris dating from 4 No-vember, 1946, following the acceptance by twenty States of its Constitution drawn up the year before in London at a Conference attended by representa-tives of forty four countries, invited by the Governments of France and the United Kingdom.
The relations of UNESCO with the United Nations are legally defined by an agreement reached in December, 1946. Under this agreement, UNESCO’s work is co-ordinated by the United Nations Economic and Social Council with the programmes and activities of the other specialised Agencies.
Protection of Cultural heritage is one of the important functions of the UNESCO. It is not only through the reading of history but also through the contemplation of what it has left us-works of art, sites and monuments that we gain a better understanding of how we have become what we are. The gra-dual amassing of our cultural heritage represents continual fluctuations thro-ughout the world, and this heritage is significant for all mankind.
UNESCO has given technical assistance to Member States to help them organize and implement programmes for the preservation and restoration of historic monuments and sites in connec-tion with tourist development. The remains of a pre-historic civilisation some 4 to 5 thousand years old called the Indus Valley or “Moenjo Daro” have been discovered as a result of Archaeo-logical exploration in the Indus Valley. The main centre of these remains lies on the West Bank of the Indus River at a distance of 9 miles from Dokri, the nearest railway station on the Karachi -Quetta line of the Pakistan Western Railway. This buried city was discovered about quarter of a century back. It is considered as one of the most remarkable of excavated towns and the treasures of relics unearthed represent unparalleled and wonderful working of human endeavors in the remote past. Because of waterlogging and salinity, these relics of the past are facing a serious danger of being lost to coming generations. Preservation of the Moenjo-Daro relics and monuments has, therefore, been engaging the attention of the Government of Pakistan which approa-ched the UNESCO to lend a helping hand. The UNESCO sent a mission of experts to advise the authorities concer-ned on measures to preserve this site for posterity. Three experts namely Dr. Harold J. Plenderleith (United King-dom), Director of the International Cen-tre for the study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property in Rome, Mr. Theodore de Beaufort (Engineer) from the Netherlands, and Dr. Caesar Voute (Geologist), who is also from the Netherlands, visited the site during January, 1964 and after a thorough study of the problem, submitted their report to the Government of Pakistan suggesting measures for saving ‘Moenjo Daro’.

First World Cup Hockey Tournament (October 24, 1971)

The format of the stamp is vertical. A decorative bor-der in green colour sur-rounds the central design, comprising the “World Cup Hockey Trophy” and a hoc-key player with hockey stick and a ball placed against the red drapery of the back-ground. The words “World Cup Hockey Tournament, Barcelona (Spain) 15/24 October 1971”, and the words ‘Postage’ and ‘Paisa’ are in black. The value ‘20’. above the word ‘Paisa’, and the words ‘Pakistan’ in Ben-gali, Urdu and English, lying on a green strip at the bot-tom of the stamp are in yel-low colour.
To mark the World Cup Hockey Tournament being held in Barcelona (SPAIN), the Pakistan Post Office is issuing a Commemorative Postage Stamp of 20-Paisa denomination on 24-10-1971. Hockey is the only major game in the world, which remains practically forgotten between one Olympics and the next. None of the International Tour-naments outside the Olympics, assures the winner of World supremacy. Bad-minton has the Thomas Cup, Football, the World Cup, and Tennis the Davis Cup, but hockey has nothing compar-able to such honour.
Pakistan, being the World leaders in hockey felt its responsibility to keep the World’s interest alive in the game of hockey. With this end in view,. Pakis-tan had proposed that International World Cup Tournament be held at La-hore in February 1971; the Federation of International Hockey appreciated this idea and accorded its whole-hearted app-roval, due to unavoidable circumstances, the proposed tournament could not be held in February 1971. And the venue has since been changed from Lahore to Barcelona by the International Fede-ration.
The history of this game is closely linked with the history of the Indo-Pak Sub-continent. In pre-Independence days, the Indian hockey teams used to take part in World Olympics, and whatever glory they won in that period must be shared in equal by Pakistan and India, because quite a few players of the All India teams hailed from areas which are now a part of Pakistan. After Independence, however, Pakistan and India fielded their own teams and vied with one another for World supremacy in this game.
In the early years Pakistan suffered reverses at the hands of India but later Pakistan made gradual progress in im-proving their technique until she was rewarded by winning the Silver Medal in the Melbourne Olympics and thereby gaining International recognition in the game in 1956. Pakistan’s victory in 1958 Tokyo, Asian Games, served as a forerunner for the 1960 Rome Olympics in which Pakistan won the Gold Medal. In 1962 Pakistan successfully defended the Asian Crown in defeating India by two goals to nil.
Although Pakistan’s performance in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics was technically better than that in 1960 Rome Olympics, the Gold Medal and World Title was nevertheless lost to India. Thereafter a gradual decline of this game was no-ticed in this country, which resulted in the further loss of the Asian Title to India in 1966.
In the International sphere, hockey had since taken great strides. Australia, West Germany and Kenya trained and fielded formidable teams for the Mexico Olympics of 1968. The Pakistan Hockey Federation, under the able Presidentship of Air Marshal Nur Khan, planned an assault on Mexico like a war operation. An International hockey festival was organised at Lahore as a trial of the strength of Pakistan. By virtue of this, Pakistan recaptured the Gold Medal at the Mexico Olympics in 1968.
In token of taking a leading role for promotion of the game of hockey, Pakis-tan was awarded the LEAUTY CUP. It is to further the cause of hockey, therefore, that a World Cup tournament was initiated by Pakistan. Some ten lea-ding countries from all over the world are taking part. Teams will be fielded by West Germany, Holland, France and Spain from Europe. Australians having beaten New Zealand have qualified to take part. Besides these, three teams from Asia on the basis of results obtained in the Asian Games in Bangkok, viz. Pakistan, India and Japan will be there.
Pakistan has donated a beautiful trophy for this World contest (the World Cup), which has been sent to the Fede-ration Internationale de Hockey (F.I.H.)

2500th Anniversary of Monarchy in Iran (October 15, 1971)

The format of the stamp is in diamond shape. The background colour of the 10-Paisa stamp is viridian green that of the 20-Paisa stamp is pale blue and of the 50-Paisa stamp is red. The design is the same for all the values, the emblem and the crown occupies the top corner of the stamp, the statue of Cyrus in white against the coloured background is to the left of the runner on horse back. It is suggestive of the idea that Cyrus the great was the first to originate the idea of ‘runners’ or messengers on horse back for the swift transmission of messages from post to post.
The emblem, the crown, the words “runner on horse back”, and “2500th Anniversary of Iranian Monarchy” as well as words ‘Paisa’ and ‘Postage’ are in black in all the values. The value 10-Paisa and 50-Paisa and the figure of the runner are in yellow whereas the colour of the saddle cloth is the same as that of the background in the respective stamps. The words ‘Pakistan’ in Bengali, English and Urdu are in reverse in the l0-Paisa and 50-Paisa stamps and Red in the 20-Paisa stamp with the value figures ‘20’ also in red. Iran, the sister R.C.D. country, is celebrating the 2500th anniversary of MONARCHY which had also originated the system of Post-Horses to keep the MONARCH abreast of the developments in the far-flung empire. To highlight this auspicious occasion, Pakistan Post Office is bringing out a set of three Commemorative Postage Stamps of 10-Paisa, 20-Paisa and 50-Paisa denominations on 15-10-1971.
A Souvenir Sheet containing the three stamps in question in imperforated condition is also being brought out in the size of 5 ½”x5 1/8”. Each Souvenir Sheet is priced at 80-Paisa. The number of Souvenir Sheet is 10,000 pieces only. The Souvenir Sheets will be available for sale at the Philatelic Bureaux, Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi and Dacca and also at the Philatelic Counters.
Cyrus the Great (559-529 B. C.) it may be added, not only welded the Persian Tribes into a single nation which became the foremost people in the world but was also the originator of the system of POST CHOWKIES which can easily be regarded as forerunner of the modern POSTAL system.
Cyrus the Great was an exceedingly able general who understood the art of organizing his people and arousing the feeling of nationality and the courage of self sacrifice. His manly beauty, his soldier like qualities of bravery and activity, were apparently conspicuous throughout his life, and he never• lost his virility through luxury and self-indulgence, as so many great men have done. His ideals were high, as he laid down that no man was fit to rule unless, by his own qualities, he was more capable than all his subjects. By virtue of his great sagacity, Cyrus acquitted himself as an extremely intelligent and reasonable monarch who made is yoke incomparably lighter than that of previous conquerors. His humanity was equaled by his freedom from pride, which induced him to meet people on a level instead of affecting the remoteness and aloofness which characterized the great monarchs who preceded and followed him. In the considered opinion of Xenophon, “he was able to extend the fear of himself over so great a part of the world that he astonished all and no one attempted anything against him. He was able to inspire all with so great a desire of pleasing him that they ever wished to be governed by his opinion.”
With the growth and consolidation of the Empire, the urge to establish regular system for keeping the ‘King of Kings’ informed of the developments in the various provinces/satrapies was keenly felt. The courier system was, therefore, introduced in the Persian Empire under Cyrus the Great and elaborated upon by his successors. Post-horses and horse-chowkies were pressed into service. Darius 1 (529-485 B. C.) had constructed the Royal Road between Surdes and Susa and the long distance of 1500 miles (which constituted a three months’ journey for a man on foot) was covered in only 15 days because of the rapid movement of mounted couriers. According to the Greek historian Herodotus, “Neither snow, rain, frost, nor darkness could hinder the swift courier of the post of Darius”.

UPU Souvenir Sheet (October 9, 1971)

First ever souvenir sheet issued in Pakistan commemorating UPU Day on 9th October.The sheet; 138x130mm depicted two stamps issued in 1970 commemorating New UPU Headquarters,were reproduced in vertical setting at left of the sheet and large emblem of the UPU at right.Name of the country is placedin a wreath at top and an inscription was placed at bottom reading \"U.P.U. DAY 9th OCT., 1971\", face value was not mentioned. Because of the short supply, the souvenir sheet was sold out on issuing day.

Universal Children Day (October 4, 1971)

The format of the stamp is horizontal. The foreground shows a young boy in a striped red and yellow shirt holding a pink toy train, while a real electric train in yellow and green colours crosses a bridge in the background. The idea signifies and illustrates the caption “YOUNG HUMAN RESOURCES: THE KEY TO NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT. These words are in yellow against the dark green colour of the arch. Immediately below this line, appear the words “UNIVERSAL CHILDREN DAY—4TH OCT. 1971” in white. The words “ PAKISTAN” in English, Urdu and Bengali are in white against a red strip at the bottom of the stamp. The value “20-PAISA” and word “POSTAGE” are in white and appear immediately to the left of the forehead of the figure of the young boy.
Every year a special theme is chosen by the UNICEF and the International Union for Child Welfare to focus atten-tion on the special need of the children. This year the theme is ‘Young human resources : The key to National Development’. This theme stresses the need to develop the talents, skills and abilities of children all over the world.The format of the stamp is horizontal. The foreground shows a young boy in a striped red and yellow shirt holding a pink toy train, while a real electric train in yellow and green colours crosses a bridge in the background. The idea signifies and illustrates the caption “YOUNG HUMAN RESOURCES: THE KEY TO NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT. These words are in yellow against the dark green colour of the arch. Immediately below this line, appear the words “UNIVERSAL CHILDREN DAY—4TH OCT. 1971” in white. The words “ PAKISTAN” in English, Urdu and Bengali are in white against a red strip at the bottom of the stamp. The value “20-PAISA” and word “POSTAGE” are in white and appear immediately to the left of the forehead of the figure of the young boy.The format of the stamp is horizontal. The foreground shows a young boy in a striped red and yellow shirt holding a pink toy train, while a real electric train in yellow and green colours crosses a bridge in the background. The idea signifies and illustrates the caption “YOUNG HUMAN RESOURCES: THE KEY TO NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT. These words are in yellow against the dark green colour of the arch. Immediately below this line, appear the words “UNIVERSAL CHILDREN DAY—4TH OCT. 1971” in white. The words “ PAKISTAN” in English, Urdu and Bengali are in white against a red strip at the bottom of the stamp. The value “20-PAISA” and word “POSTAGE” are in white and appear immediately to the left of the forehead of the figure of the young boy.The format of the stamp is horizontal. The foreground shows a young boy in a striped red and yellow shirt holding a pink toy train, while a real electric train in yellow and green colours crosses a bridge in the background. The idea signifies and illustrates the caption “YOUNG HUMAN RESOURCES: THE KEY TO NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT. These words are in yellow against the dark green colour of the arch. Immediately below this line, appear the words “UNIVERSAL CHILDREN DAY—4TH OCT. 1971” in white. The words “ PAKISTAN” in English, Urdu and Bengali are in white against a red strip at the bottom of the stamp. The value “20-PAISA” and word “POSTAGE” are in white and appear immediately to the left of the forehead of the figure of the young boy.The format of the stamp is horizontal. The foreground shows a young boy in a striped red and yellow shirt holding a pink toy train, while a real electric train in yellow and green colours crosses a bridge in the background. The idea signifies and illustrates the caption “YOUNG HUMAN RESOURCES: THE KEY TO NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT. These words are in yellow against the dark green colour of the arch. Immediately below this line, appear the words “UNIVERSAL CHILDREN DAY—4TH OCT. 1971” in white. The words “ PAKISTAN” in English, Urdu and Bengali are in white against a red strip at the bottom of the stamp. The value “20-PAISA” and word “POSTAGE” are in white and appear immediately to the left of the forehead of the figure of the young boy.
Every year a special theme is chosen by the UNICEF and the International Union for Child Welfare to focus atten-tion on the special need of the children. This year the theme is ‘Young human resources : The key to National Development’. This theme stresses the need to develop the talents, skills and abilities of children all over the world.
To commemorate this occasion, Pakis-tan Post Office is issuing a stamp of 20-Paisa denomination on October 4, 1971.
Universal Children’s Day received formal recognition by the United Na-tions in 1954 resolution passed by the General Assembly calling for a “day of worldwide fraternity and understanding among children In celebrating Children’s Day this year, it is vital to demonstrate in every way possible the close inter-relationship that exists between national development and child development. The children are a country’s greatest wealth and deve-loping their potential is the surest road to self-sustaining economic growth. One of the crucial factors in the progress of a country is the development of the child, the human capital of any community and the adult of tomorrow-to-morrow’s engineers, doctors, progressive farmers teachers, scientists, social lea-ders. That is the great task in which all must take a share and solemnly recog-nise that the welfare of today’s children is inseparably linked with the peace and progress and prosperity of tomorrow’s world.
in the modern, technical world, it is not enough to have the technical ‘know-how’, most vital are the motiva-tions, the attitudes and the work habits formed in the early years of childhood. The proper development of the child can determine the productiveness of hu-man resources of each nation. It is now generally accepted that development is ‘growth’ plus ‘change’; preparing a child for life means not only helping him to grow, but also equipping him for change. Accordingly the child is not only the ‘object’ but also the ‘agent’ of the plan.
On Monday, October 4, 1971, when celebrating Universal Children’s Day, special thought needs be given to the importance of the first few years of a child’s life. Giving him a good start in life is the most worth while investment one can make in our country’s future.
Every year a special theme is chosen by the UNICEF and the International Union for Child Welfare to focus atten-tion on the special need of the children. This year the theme is ‘Young human resources : The key to National Development’. This theme stresses the need to develop the talents, skills and abilities of children all over the world. To commemorate this occasion, Pakis-tan Post Office is issuing a stamp of 20-Paisa denomination on October 4, 1971. Universal Children’s Day received formal recognition by the United Na-tions in 1954 resolution passed by the General Assembly calling for a “day of worldwide fraternity and understan-ding among children In celebrating Children’s Day this year, it is vital to demonstrate in every way possible the close inter-relationship that exists between national development and child development. The children are a country’s greatest wealth and deve-loping their potential is the surest road to self-sustaining economic growth. One of the crucial factors in the progress of a country is the development of the child, the human capital of any community and the adult of tomorrow-to-morrow’s engineers, doctors, progressive farmers teachers, scientists, social lea-ders. That is the great task in which all must take a share and solemnly recog-nise that the welfare of today’s children is inseparably linked with the peace and progress and prosperity of tomorrow’s world. in the modern, technical world, it is not enough to have the technical ‘know-how’, most vital are the motiva-tions, the attitudes and the work habits formed in the early years of childhood. The proper development of the child can determine the productiveness of hu-man resources of each nation. It is now generally accepted that development is ‘growth’ plus ‘change’; preparing a child for life means not only helping him to grow, but also equipping him for change. Accordingly the child is not only the ‘object’ but also the ‘agent’ of the plan. On Monday, October 4, 1971, when celebrating Universal Children’s Day, special thought needs be given to the importance of the first few years of a child’s life. Giving him a good start in life is the most worth while investment one can make in our country’s future. Every year a special theme is chosen by the UNICEF and the International Union for Child Welfare to focus atten-tion on the special need of the children. This year the theme is ‘Young human resources : The key to National Development’. This theme stresses the need to develop the talents, skills and abilities of children all over the world. To commemorate this occasion, Pakis-tan Post Office is issuing a stamp of 20-Paisa denomination on October 4, 1971. Universal Children’s Day received formal recognition by the United Na-tions in 1954 resolution passed by the General Assembly calling for a “day of worldwide fraternity and understan-ding among children In celebrating Children’s Day this year, it is vital to demonstrate in every way possible the close inter-relationship that exists between national development and child development. The children are a country’s greatest wealth and deve-loping their potential is the surest road to self-sustaining economic growth. One of the crucial factors in the progress of a country is the development of the child, the human capital of any community and the adult of tomorrow-to-morrow’s engineers, doctors, progressive farmers teachers, scientists, social lea-ders. That is the great task in which all must take a share and solemnly recog-nise that the welfare of today’s children is inseparably linked with the peace and progress and prosperity of tomorrow’s world. in the modern, technical world, it is not enough to have the technical ‘know-how’, most vital are the motiva-tions, the attitudes and the work habits formed in the early years of childhood. The proper development of the child can determine the productiveness of hu-man resources of each nation. It is now generally accepted that development is ‘growth’ plus ‘change’; preparing a child for life means not only helping him to grow, but also equipping him for change. Accordingly the child is not only the ‘object’ but also the ‘agent’ of the plan. On Monday, October 4, 1971, when celebrating Universal Children’s Day, special thought needs be given to the importance of the first few years of a child’s life. Giving him a good start in life is the most worth while investment one can make in our country’s future. Every year a special theme is chosen by the UNICEF and the International Union for Child Welfare to focus atten-tion on the special need of the children. This year the theme is ‘Young human resources : The key to National Development’. This theme stresses the need to develop the talents, skills and abilities of children all over the world. To commemorate this occasion, Pakis-tan Post Office is issuing a stamp of 20-Paisa denomination on October 4, 1971. Universal Children’s Day received formal recognition by the United Na-tions in 1954 resolution passed by the General Assembly calling for a “day of worldwide fraternity and understan-ding among children In celebrating Children’s Day this year, it is vital to demonstrate in every way possible the close inter-relationship that exists between national development and child development. The children are a country’s greatest wealth and deve-loping their potential is the surest road to self-sustaining economic growth. One of the crucial factors in the progress of a country is the development of the child, the human capital of any community and the adult of tomorrow-to-morrow’s engineers, doctors, progressive farmers teachers, scientists, social lea-ders. That is the great task in which all must take a share and solemnly recog-nise that the welfare of today’s children is inseparably linked with the peace and progress and prosperity of tomorrow’s world. in the modern, technical world, it is not enough to have the technical ‘know-how’, most vital are the motiva-tions, the attitudes and the work habits formed in the early years of childhood. The proper development of the child can determine the productiveness of hu-man resources of each nation. It is now generally accepted that development is ‘growth’ plus ‘change’; preparing a child for life means not only helping him to grow, but also equipping him for change. Accordingly the child is not only the ‘object’ but also the ‘agent’ of the plan. On Monday, October 4, 1971, when celebrating Universal Children’s Day, special thought needs be given to the importance of the first few years of a child’s life. Giving him a good start in life is the most worth while investment one can make in our country’s future. To commemorate this occasion, Pakis-tan Post Office is issuing a stamp of 20-Paisa denomination on October 4, 1971. Universal Children’s Day received formal recognition by the United Na-tions in 1954 resolution passed by the General Assembly calling for a “day of worldwide fraternity and understan-ding among children In celebrating Children’s Day this year, it is vital to demonstrate in every way possible the close inter-relationship that exists between national development and child development. The children are a country’s greatest wealth and deve-loping their potential is the surest road to self-sustaining economic growth. One of the crucial factors in the progress of a country is the development of the child, the human capital of any community and the adult of tomorrow-to-morrow’s engineers, doctors, progressive farmers teachers, scientists, social lea-ders. That is the great task in which all must take a share and solemnly recog-nise that the welfare of today’s children is inseparably linked with the peace and progress and prosperity of tomorrow’s world. in the modern, technical world, it is not enough to have the technical ‘know-how’, most vital are the motiva-tions, the attitudes and the work habits formed in the early years of childhood. The proper development of the child can determine the productiveness of hu-man resources of each nation. It is now generally accepted that development is ‘growth’ plus ‘change’; preparing a child for life means not only helping him to grow, but also equipping him for change. Accordingly the child is not only the ‘object’ but also the ‘agent’ of the plan. On Monday, October 4, 1971, when celebrating Universal Children’s Day, special thought needs be given to the importance of the first few years of a child’s life. Giving him a good start in life is the most worth while investment one can make in our country’s future.

7th Anniversary of RCD (July 21, 1971)

10-Paisa : The format of the stamp is horizontal. The stamp depicts the Selimiye Mosque in Edirne (Turkey) with the name of the mosque written on the top left in black. On the right there is a red panel which bears the caption “R.C.D. 7th Anniversary 21-7-1971” and the words “Paisa” and “Postage” in black. The denomination is in yellow colour. The white space in between the small red strip on the left and the illustra-tion on the right bears in black the word “Pakistan” in English, Bengali and Urdu.
20-Paisa : The format of the stamp which depicts the Bad-shahi Mosque, Lahore (Pakistan) is horizontal. The lay-out is similar to that of 1O-Paisa stamp with the exception that the colour of the panel on the right and the small strip on the left is green. The name of the mosque appears in black in the top left corner. 50-Paisa: The format of the stamp which depicts the Reli-gious School of Chaharbagh in Isfahan Iran) is vertical. The words “R.C.D. 7th Anniversary 21-7-1Y71”, “Paisa” and “Post-age” are placed in the blue panel at the bottom in black. The denomination appears in the same panel in reverse. The word “Pakistan” in English, Bengali and Urdu appears just below the blue strip on the top of the stamp. The name Religious School of Chaharbagh, Isfahan appears in black letters on the left at the top of the motif. This stamp bears two additional strips in blue on the right and left side of the motif.
To mark the 7th Anniversary of the establishment of the Regional Co-operation for Development falling on the 21st July, 1971, Pakistan, along with the other two member-countries, is issuing a set of three Commemorative Postage Stamps. The subjects chosen therefor are the Muslim Architectural Monu-ments of the three countries. Following is the brief description of the subjects chosen for the purpose
PAKISTAN:
The famous Badshahi Mosque, Lahore, built by Aurangzeb in 1673-74 is one of the most impressive Mughal monuments in the Indo-Pakistan sub-continent. It is square in plan, its face has been built with red sandstone while white marble has been used in constructing the beautiful bulbous domes with a refined curvature constructed at the neck.
The four corners of the gateway have each a small square minaret with lotus-petals at the base. Painted floral panels variegate the archway, the external niches and the walls. The prayer chamber measures 275’-8” x 83’-7”. It has a large central vault with fine subsidiary arches on each side with triple marble domes and four small octagonal minarets at the corners. The main entrance of the prayer chamber, with three centered central vaults, is paneled, enriched with marble inlay in lineal, floral and geometrical patterns. The diameter of the central dome which is bigger than the rest is 62’-1O~. It is 69 feet high and its pinnacle is 24 feet high.
The vast courtyard measures 528’-8”x528’-4”. This is flanked all round by hujras—80 in all. The mosque is built on a raised platform 22 stairs (14’-l”) above the surrounding level on east on which side is the main entrance which is approached by a flight of handsome steps 126’-6” x 59’-4’ rising from three sides and ending on a red sandstone platform 79’x34’ which forms the front of the main entrance—a double storey edifice measuring 66’-7”x62’-l0”.
IRAN:
The Religious School of Chahar Bagh in Isfahan is the last extant masterpiece of the Safavid era. The theological school was constructed under the orders of the last of Safavid Kings, Shah Sultan Hossein—a devout Muslim ruler, on the east side of the Chahar Bagh avenue.
The expertise of the unparalleled tile work of the period throughout the building has produced a monument of awesome beauty.
TURKEY:
The famous Selimiye Mosque in Edirne is the masterpiece design by the renowned Turkish architect Koca Sinan. It was built in 1569-1575 under the orders of Sultan Selim the Second.
The Regional Co-operation for Development was established on July 21, 1964, for “strengthening the development efforts of the three Regional Countries through active and sustained colla-boration on a regional basis.” During the last seven years, the RCD has given content to a dream, substance to an idea and shape to a hope which beacons to a new era of co-operation, socio-cultural collaboration and planned economic growth bet-ween the three countries which geographically, historically, religiously and culturally lie nestling together in a basin of common destiny. Some of the important achievements are the direct microwave link between the three countries; realisation of postal and telegraph charges at inland rates; introduction of the RCD Shipping Service and of the Islamabad-Tehran-Ankara service of P.I.A. linking the capitals of the R.C.D. countries; picking out of 55 large industries for being taken up as joint ventures, 13 of them being already on the ground producing goods; establishment of the R.C.D. Cultural Institute which has already published as many as 27 books and work on another 10 is being continued; setting up of the joint insurance pool which has saved the member countries millions of dollars in foreign exchange; exchange of 1,584 trainees and 165 experts in the field of technical co-operation and management assistance and holding of a number of seminars etc. Many more ambitious schemes (such as formation of a joint airline for operation of sub-sonic and super-sonic jets; roads and rail links to connect the three countries; setting up of an R.C.D. Berth in New York Harbour with common stevedoring facilities; establishment of a joint development bank etc.) are under active consideration.

20th Anniversary of Colombo Plan (July 01, 1971)

The format of the stamp is hori-zontal. The stamp bears L shape panel in violet to accommodate the insignia, denomi-nation and country’s name as follows: the insignia appears on the top left corner in black colour; below the insignia, words “Postage’’, “Paisa” and the name “Pakis-tan ‘ in Bengali. Urdu and English appears in black colour; the denomination “20’’ appears in black in between the words ‘Postage’ and ‘Paisa’. On the right, against white background, appears the picture of the Maple Leaf Cement Factory in black and brown colours, and below it the words “Maple Leaf Cement Factory Daudkhel” in black. On the top appears the caption “20th Anniversary of Colombo Plan 1st July 1971” in black. The 20th Anniversary of the Colombo Plan Is coming off on the 1st July, 1971.
To commemorate the occasion the Pakistan Post Office is issuing a postage stamp of 2O-Paisa denomination on the said date.
The Colombo Plan was conceived and announced at the Commonwealth Foreign Ministers’ Conference held in Colombo in January 1950. Political independence having been achieved, economic develo-pment had become an urgent problem in South and South-East Asia. Gradually, as confidence in the Plan and appreciation of its potentialities developed, its member-ship grew, both of countries within the region and of countries outside the region, from the original seven Commonwealth countries in l950to24 today including 16 non-Commonwealth countries. The area has now extended beyond South and South-East Asia covering a region which extends from Iran in the West to the Philippines in the East, from the Republic of Korea in the North to Indonesia in the South, embracing a population of over 1,000 million people.
Colombo Plan is a collective concept of the country’s own efforts, assisted by other members, towards economic development. This assistance represents international co-operation which the Colombo Plan embodies. Contributions from member countries are not put into any central fund. There is no master plan for the area of South and Southeast Asia, nor any compulsion from out-side. The basic factor of the Colombo Plan is that all aid is bilaterally negotiat-ed. The receiving country determines its needs and begins negotiations with a donor country in the best way to fulfil them. No one from outside intervenes or interferes. From the beginning, the concept of co-operation and equality among members was emphasized. Altho-ugh the original plans were multilateral in approach, bilateral arrangements became the accepted pattern, while the Plan itself took the form of an umbrella, rather than a self-contained international development organisation. It is this bilateral mode of operation and respect for the sensibility and sovereignty of the peoples concerned which has helped to make the Colombo Plan popular.There are three focal points around which the Colombo Plan revolves
(I) The Consultative Committee: it is the top policy-making body consisting of Ministers of member Governments. This Committee meets each year. Its task is to survey the development of the area, assess the needs, and to examine how international co-operation in the twin forms of capital aid and technical assist-ance—can help to fill the gaps in national resources and speed up the pace of development.
(2) The Colombo Plan Council: It meets regularly in Colombo. The Council comprises the representatives of all the Colombo Plan countries. It does not deal with questions of Capital aid. Its task is limited to promoting and co-ordinating technical assistance in the area.
(3) The Colombo Plan Bureau It is entrusted with four main jobs
(i) servicing the Council,
(ii) recording all the technical assistance given in the area,
(iii) developing a programme of intra--regional training, and
(iv) disseminating information on the Plan as a whole.
In all its deliberations, either in the Consultative Committee or in the Council, there is no voting. This unwrit-ten “ principle of unanimity “ (there is no constitution except for the Council and Rules for the Bureau) is unique among international organisations. The result is that over the years the Colombo Plan has built up a reservoir of goodwill and understanding which may be a somewhat intangible factor but which is nevertheless a very real and valuable asset.
The founders of the Plan apparently had no long-term perspective although they showed originality in choosing a period of six years for its life-span rather than the customary five. Subsequent action by the Consultative Committee has extended the Plan three times, each for a five-year period—1956•61, 1961-66, 1966.71. The question of further exten-sion of the Plan will be considered in October this year in Victoria (Canada) when the Canadian Government will host the 20th Meeting of the Consulta-tive Committee. Assistance is given on a Government--to-Government basis. Non-Government organisations may also receive assistance, but such requests must be sponsored by the Government of the country concerned. Assistance takes two principal forms:-
(I) Capital Aid in the form of grants and loans for national development projects ; commodities including food-grains, fertilizers, consumer goods specialised equipment Including machine-ry, farm and laboratory equipment, transport vehicles.
(2) Technical Co-operation, repre-sented by services of experts and techni-cians; facilities for study in advanced tech-nology in various fields to trainees from South and South-East Asia; the supply of special equipment for training and rese-arch; and intra-regional training.

International Year For Action To Combat Racism (March 21, 1971)

The format of the stamp in both the values is vertical. The design for both the values is also similar except for the difference in colour of the background and the caption. The top portion of the stamps bears the caption “ International Year for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination” in brick red colour in the 20-Paisa stamp and mauve colour in the 50-Paisa stamp. Four abstract human figures, representing the main racial groups in yellow, white, black and brown colours, with arms entwined, form the subject of the design against brick-red background In the 20-Paisa stamp and mauve background in the 5O-Paisa stamp. On the top left of the stamp is reproduced as an inset the design adopted by the UNO in this behalf. The value, the words “Postage”, “Paisa” and ‘Pakistan” in English or in black colour while the word “Pakistan” in Bengali and Urdu, placed at the bottom of the stamp, is in yellow against a white background. 1971 is being celebrated as the International Year for Action to combat Racism and Racial Discrimination. This is in pursuance of the General Assembly Resolution No. 2446 ( XXIII) of 19th December 1968 entitled “Measures to achieve the rapid and total elimination of all forms of Racial Discrimination in general and of the policy of APARTHEID in particular”. The said Resolution was adopted by the General Assembly as a result of the recommendation made at the 25th plenary meeting ~f the International Conference on Human Rights, held at Tehran (Iran) on 12th July 1968.
The purpose of the observance of the International Year for Action ~to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination is to achieve substantial progress in eliminating all forms and manifestations of racism and racial discrimination (including the policies of Apartheid) and in ensuring equality for all and full enjoyment by all of the civil and political rights and economic, social and cultural rights as well as the rights of peoples to self-determination without any distinctions such as race, colour, national ~r ethnic origin, and thereby to promote further respect for and observance of human rights and fundamental freedoms throughout the world. The measures proposed to Combat Racial Discrimination include, among others, the following:—
(i) Ratification of the International Convention of all forms of the elimination of Racial Discrim-ination; (ii) Adoption of all measures necessary to implement fully the principles contained in the United Nations Declaration on the elimination of all forms of Racial Discrimination;
(iii) Widest possible dissemination of the said declaration
(iv) Inclusion in the curricula of schools and other educational Institutions etc. the teaching of the scientific facts about race and to ensure that invidious distinction about peoples is not made in text books and class rooms etc.
To commemorate the International Year 1971 for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination, the Pakistan Post Office is issuing a set of two postage stamps of 20 - Paisa and 50 - Paisa denominations on 21st March, 1971.

Coastal Embankments East Pakistan (February 25, 1971)

The format of the stamp is rec-tangular and horizontal. The design shows a Coastal Embankment preventing sea-water from entering into cultivated area. A portion of the sluice gates, for draining flood waters, is visible on the left side of the stamp. In the background is cultiva-ted land with paddy fields. The caption “COASTAL EMBANKMENTS, EAST PAKISTAN”, the words ‘Postage” on the right side of the stamp and “Paisa” below the value, are in black colour. The value is in red colour. The black strip at the bottom of the stamp bears the words Pakistan in Bengali, English and Urdu in reverse.
Pakistan Post Office is issuing a Commemorative Postage Stamp of 20-Paisa denomination on Feb. 25, 1971 to commemorate the remarkable project relating to Coastal Embankments, under-taken by E. P. WAPDA as a valuable contribution to the economic develop-ment of East Pakistan.
The Coastal Embankment Project is one of the outstanding undertakings of East Pakistan Water and Power Develop-ment Authority. Passing through the districts of Khulna, Bakerganj, Noakhali and Chittagong and parts of Jessore, the coastal belt stretches over 330 miles along the Bay of Bengal. It extends from the Indian border on the west to Burma border on the east.
With its peculiar geographical position being situated on the apex of the Bay of Bengal, East Pakistan witnesses very difficult climatic conditions and is fre-quently visited by cyclonic storms, tornadoes and tidal bores. The night of 12th Nov. 1970 in the coastal areas of East Pakistan was undoubtedly the worst in living memory. Most of the lands in the coastal areas of East Pakistan lie below the high-tide level and are, there-fore, flooded if not protected by dykes and embankments. When the land is flooded by seawaters, it leaves a layer of soil on the ground and makes the land unfit for cultivation until the salt is leached down by rain water. When any area is enclosed by dykes, it becomes necessary to provide arrangements to drain out the accumulated rain water from within the embankment area. This drainage is governed by the tide levels in the rivers i.e. water will drain out as long as the level in the river remains below the land level. Most of the lands in these areas have been brought under cultivation by farmers who put up some sort of low dykes (bunds) along the banks of the rivers but not much could be done by them against the ravages of tidal bores and in-rush of sea-water.
The East Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority has prepared the Coastal Embankment Project to provide for properly designed embank-ments which are strong enough to with-stand the pressure of sea water and for sluices gates which will automatically drain out water from within the embank-ed areas. In preparing the project, the embankments have been aligned in such a manner that all major tidal rivers and routes of navigation have been kept open. The embankments have been designed to withstand normal tidal levels and surges. These will be provided with flap gates on the river side which will open automatically when the tide level goes below the land level and will close when it is higher than the water level inside. The project is an extensive land reclamation undertaking, which will provide protection from tidal water to 3.64 million acres of fertile land in the coastal zone in the East Pakistan.
Yet another benefit which accrues out of the coastal embankments project is the valuable protection which is provided by them against tidal bores, It is a known fact that during the Novem-ber 1970 tidal bore, a number of people escaped the vagaries of weather being fortunate enough to have the protection of the coastal embankments. These embankments thus serve two-fold pur-pose, namely, they afford protection to the fertile cultivated land from in-trusion of saline water thereby helping improve the agriculture and water man-agement and the people and their cattle-wealth from cyclones and tidal waves.
The Phase I of the Coastal Embank-ments Project, as approved, consists of 92 “ Polders “ with 2511 miles of embankment and 781 sluices. This pro-gram me was scheduled for completion by June, 1971, but due to certain difficul-ties, a portion thereof has been deferred and the revised Phase I programme will consist of 87 polders with 2,293 miles of embankment and 729 sluices. The total area to be protected under Phase-I is 2.35 million acres. Phase II will not only pro-vide protection to lands in the districts of Khulna, Bakerganj and Noakhali but irrigation facilities during the flood season through adequate numbers of flushing sluices as well.
About 15.20 lac of acres of land have so far been protected against saline and tidal flooding, embankment roads are being used for areas which were hither-to inaccessible.