The World - News from Dec. 10, 1985
The 200,000 Muslims stranded in Bangladesh since its 1971 war of independence are to be resettled in Pakistan. Pakistani President Zia ul-Haq said they will all be moved as soon as transportation is available. The non-Bengali Muslims--known as Biharis, from their origin in the Indian state of Bihar--supported the Pakistani army in its unsuccessful fight to keep Bangladesh, formerly East Pakistan, from becoming independent. About 160,000 Biharis have been accepted by Pakistan since 1971, while the remaining 200,000 live in 68 refugee camps.
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