Indeed 1971 was a national humiliation for Pakistani Army but look at the odds in E. Pakistan then?! It was an UNWINNABLE war. Heck, at the height of American power, a vaunted General McCarthy had to retreat in the Korean War--I think twice?!
Give it a rest guys. Most of you were probably not even in this world in 1971. I remember the war a bit. I remember my father roaming the streets of Karachi as a 'Razakar' at night and forcing riders to turn off headlights during the curfews. I remember he almost broke the headlight of a motorcycle by using a stone because the guy had his headlight on. I remember us covering house windows with Jang newspaper to limit house light going out. I remember we making small packets of supplies for the Pakistan Army. I remember all of us in a basement of our house, sleeping eating, with other relative families coming to our house for shelter. I remember PAF planes flying low over the city sometimes....
And I distinctly remember the reaction in Karachi late December 1971 was something like 'Meh! Bangalis were Ghaddar anyway!' or 'Now Paan is more expensive because no more coming from Dhaka'.
We wish BD well--from a distance!