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President Ayub Khan visited Ankara (Turkey) in November 1959. During his talks with Turkish President, Ayub Khan discussed the events with the head of the State about the essential importance of the CENTO for the security and strength not only for the partners but also for regions far beyond the frontiers of three countries. That need was keenly felt for concerting more effective military measures. With Iraq out of the picture, there was an increase in the alliance’s unity and Iran, Turkey and Pakistan felt Brotherly regrets over Afghanistan’s unwillingness to join the alliance (The Dawn 9 November 1959).

Pakistan, Iran and Turkey started work on the construction of the Ankara, Tehran, Karachi radio micro-wave link January 1960 in order to interlink these three nation by a rapid communication system. At that time US as a member of bilateral agreement of 1959 with Turkey Pakistan and Iran sanctioned $1,837,000 to gear up a project engineering and equipment by CENTO. Meanwhile spectacular political changes took place in Turkey. On the other side in Turkey the pro-American Government of Adana Menderes was overthrown in May1960, in a coup d’??tat and General Gursel took over power. Though Pakistani newspapers and political leaders expressed concern over the fate of the ousted leader, the Pakistani Government recognized the new Government on 30 May 1960 in the same year (Ahmad, 1981).

Turkey’s stance over Kashmir Issue

In the early sixties, the Turkish leaders and their public opinion showed keen appreciations of Pakistan’s point of view in regard to the Kashmir dispute. For instance in February 1962, the Yeni Istanbul, a widely circulating daily of Turkey, in article of that newspaper, supported Pakistan’s right stand’ on Kashmir issue and stated that Kashmir possessed the same powerful weapon of nationalis