Loss of East Pakistan is not a military, but a political failure: Pakistan's outgoing army chief

[Black_cats]

Loss of East Pakistan is not a military, but a political failure: Pakistan's outgoing army chief​

Prothom Alo desk
Published: 24 November 2022, 05:33

General Qamar Javed Bajwa is the outgoing army chief of PakistanPhoto: Reuters

Pakistan's outgoing army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa said the loss of East Pakistan (Bangladesh) was not a military but a political failure. He said this in a speech given at an event at the General Headquarters of the military forces on Wednesday. Dawn's news.

General Bajwa is retiring next week. This is likely to be his last public speech as army chief before handing over.

Referring to the liberation war of Bangladesh in 1971, the Pakistan army chief said, he wants to discuss a subject which the people of Pakistan usually avoid. And the issue is the surrender of the army (West Pakistan) in 1971 in the former East Pakistan (Bangladesh).

General Bajwa said, 'I want to correct one information. First, the loss of East Pakistan (Bangladesh) was not a military, but a political failure. The number of fighting troops was not 92 thousand, but this number was only 34 thousand. The rest were people from various departments of the government.

Qamar Javed Bajwa said, these 34 thousand soldiers fought against two and a half lakh soldiers of Indian Army and 2 lakh trained fighters of Mukti Bahini. Despite all odds, they fought bravely and made unprecedented sacrifices.

The Pakistan army chief said that the sacrifice of the soldiers who fought in East Pakistan was not recognized in the country, which was a great injustice.

At the event, General Bajwa acknowledged the army's interference in politics in the last seven decades. He also commented that this intervention is 'unconstitutional'. At the same time, the outgoing army chief also criticized the politicians for making mistakes and arrogant behavior.

The Pakistan army chief said the army was often criticized for "interfering in politics" in various ways over the past 70 years. This intervention was 'unconstitutional'.

The army chief also said that the army's interference in political affairs continued till February last year. The military then discussed the matter thoroughly and decided to stay away from politics.

General Bajwa said, 'I want to assure you, we are strictly following this decision and will continue to do so.'

The army chief also said that the country is in trouble due to the mistakes of state institutions, political parties and civil society. It is important to learn from these mistakes.

https://www.prothomalo.com/world/pakistan/rq1xwu5l9i

 

[PradoTLC]

every action has a two fold reaction...

you clowns opened one front and your friends became your enemies and your enemies jumped in.. opening many fronts.

had you just accepted the election results nothing would happen east Pakistan would still exist be it with autonomy, and indians would be as miserable as ever

talk about being delusional

 

[bluesky]

General Bazwa is trying to downgrade the responsibility of the PA for the 1971 war. It was General Yahya Khan and other military generals like Tikka Khan, Rao Farman Ali Khan and others who together finalized the blueprint of ‘Teach Bengalese a lifetime lesson’.

Instead, they themselves learned a good lesson. These thick-brain generals brought shame on themselves. Their maco culture brought them down.

 

[xyxmt]

Sharam hum ko magar nehe aaty.

Future Army leadership will blame current fiasco on PDM, If you are left with no shame then there is nothing one can do.

 

[Tom-tom]

Sharam hum ko magar nehe aaty.

Future Army leadership will blame current fiasco on PDM, If you are left with no shame then there is nothing one can do.

I think they are to inbred. The whole pak establishment needs a deep clean.

 

[BananaRepublicUK]

I think they are to inbred. The whole pak establishment needs a deep clean.

The best thing Hasina did was to kneecap the Bangladeshi generals for a generation.

That created the space for the economy to grow.

 

[Destranator]

Loss of East Pakistan is not a military, but a political failure: Pakistan's outgoing army chief​

Prothom Alo desk
Published: 24 November 2022, 05:33

General Qamar Javed Bajwa is the outgoing army chief of PakistanPhoto: Reuters

Pakistan's outgoing army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa said the loss of East Pakistan (Bangladesh) was not a military but a political failure. He said this in a speech given at an event at the General Headquarters of the military forces on Wednesday. Dawn's news.

General Bajwa is retiring next week. This is likely to be his last public speech as army chief before handing over.

Referring to the liberation war of Bangladesh in 1971, the Pakistan army chief said, he wants to discuss a subject which the people of Pakistan usually avoid. And the issue is the surrender of the army (West Pakistan) in 1971 in the former East Pakistan (Bangladesh).

General Bajwa said, 'I want to correct one information. First, the loss of East Pakistan (Bangladesh) was not a military, but a political failure. The number of fighting troops was not 92 thousand, but this number was only 34 thousand. The rest were people from various departments of the government.

Qamar Javed Bajwa said, these 34 thousand soldiers fought against two and a half lakh soldiers of Indian Army and 2 lakh trained fighters of Mukti Bahini. Despite all odds, they fought bravely and made unprecedented sacrifices.

The Pakistan army chief said that the sacrifice of the soldiers who fought in East Pakistan was not recognized in the country, which was a great injustice.

At the event, General Bajwa acknowledged the army's interference in politics in the last seven decades. He also commented that this intervention is 'unconstitutional'. At the same time, the outgoing army chief also criticized the politicians for making mistakes and arrogant behavior.

The Pakistan army chief said the army was often criticized for "interfering in politics" in various ways over the past 70 years. This intervention was 'unconstitutional'.

The army chief also said that the army's interference in political affairs continued till February last year. The military then discussed the matter thoroughly and decided to stay away from politics.

General Bajwa said, 'I want to assure you, we are strictly following this decision and will continue to do so.'

The army chief also said that the country is in trouble due to the mistakes of state institutions, political parties and civil society. It is important to learn from these mistakes.

https://www.prothomalo.com/world/pakistan/rq1xwu5l9i

Lol...seperation of East Pakistan would not have been violent if Pakistan Army did not kill civilians and that too indiscriminately.

 

[Solidify]

Even if PTI IK comes back in power by miracle
the ghaddars of mafia gang HAVE ALREADY WON BIG TIME !!!

 

[TheSolution]

Lol...seperation of East Pakistan would not have been violent if Pakistan Army did not kill civilians and that too indiscriminately.

Well technically it wasn't always indiscriminately

 

[Destranator]

Well technically it wasn't always indiscriminately

Let's not play semantics. Operation Searchlight was indiscriminate which made independence inevitable.

 

[hussain0216]

Lol...seperation of East Pakistan would not have been violent if Pakistan Army did not kill civilians and that too indiscriminately.

If they hadn't Bangladesh would have a very high percentage of Hindus and would been ended forever as a Indian vassal

We all know what had to happen and that "clearance" of the Hindus one way or the other ensured Bangladesh remained a free Muslim state




Fundamentally it was impossible for the military to keep control in Bangladesh simply because they could not resupply or reinforce, too many of the locals were ethnocentric lanats no different to across South Asia

They understood this quickly, more quickly then people give them credit for , they then planned and executed the clearance of the Hindus which has kept Bangladesh free till this day

 

[Eight Pass Charlie]

The army was in control of the 'political defeat', the general is doing the same thing right now as was happening then - how deluded can you be. I really want to believe that the institution can win a future war but then muppets like this make it so hard to believe that

 

[TheSolution]

Let's not play semantics. Operation Searchlight was indiscriminate which made independence inevitable.

Yeah of course, but the killings were also mainly targeted at Hindus

 

[Destranator]

Yeah of course, but the killings were also mainly targeted at Hindus

Who last time I checked were humans.

If they hadn't Bangladesh would have a very high percentage of Hindus and would been ended forever as a Indian vassal

We all know what had to happen and that "clearance" of the Hindus one way or the other ensured Bangladesh remained a free Muslim state




Fundamentally it was impossible for the military to keep control in Bangladesh simply because they could not resupply or reinforce, too many of the locals were ethnocentric lanats no different to across South Asia

They understood this quickly, more quickly then people give them credit for , they then planned and executed the clearance of the Hindus which has kept Bangladesh free till this day

Tikka Khan, is that you?

 

[hussain0216]

Who last time I checked were humans.


Tikka Khan, is that you?

Think of Bangladesh with a Hindu population percentage of 30%

Things had to be done