1971 War – As I Saw it

[Khafee]

To the best of my info DG ISI at that time used to be a 'Brigadier' .

Any names?

Secondly, my memory fails me, but maybe he was a section chief, nonetheless Major / Lt.Col.

 

[sherin616]

Ant one seen diplomatic cable from USA it's a neutral view


https://2001-2009.state.gov/r/pa/ho/frus/nixon/xi/index.htm



Dont click view pdf won't woRk

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[ravi gupta]

I am hearing this first time. Can you elaborate? Post sources etc.


Not Sikh. But I have probably read that his father hailed from 'Pakistan region'.

Sargodha

 

[niaz]

Any names?

Secondly, my memory fails me, but maybe he was a section chief, nonetheless Major / Lt.Col.

During Ayub Khan time when I came back to Pakistan (Feb. 1967), DG ISI was Brigadier Riaz Hussein. Who was the DG ISI during 1971? I am not so sure. There was the famous decade of development exhibition in 1968 and ZA Bhutto campaign against Ayyub Khan followed by Martial Law of Yahya Khan. ISI was not a big deal until then.

DG ISI only came to limelight during the Afghan war.

 

[Khafee]

During Ayub Khan time when I came back to Pakistan (Feb. 1967), DG ISI was Brigadier Riaz Hussein. Who was the DG ISI during 1971, I am not so sure. There was the famous decade of development exhibition in 1968 and ZA Bhutto campaign against Ayyub Khan followed by Martial Law of Yahya Khan. ISI was not a big deal until then.

DG ISI only came to limelight during the Afghan war.

I'm sorry, I seem to be going in circles, reason being, the said gentleman wrote a very interesting book, I read some 15~20 yrs ago. I wanted to get my hands on that book. But my memory fails me.

Apologies.