By the way, since no one actually wants to comment on the topic, it would appear the assertion is largely correct, that the PA did indeed have the East Pakistan insurgency under control for the most part, and the situation in East Pakistan would not have deteriorated and EP would not have gained independence without Indian intervention.
I beg to differ.
Yes it was quite for some period,after Operation Search light to August.
But that was mainly due to organising the freedom Fighters.
Also I must add that there was a decision to wait for rainy season to launch attack.because by then the civilian recruits will be trained and at the same time,due to flood the W Pakistani soldiers will be in a bit difficult situation.
And thus we see the rate of attacks on Pakistani installment rose from August.And big successes like Operation Jackpot further proves the point.
Without Indian military help,i.e.
indirect help through arms and trainning it would have been impossible.But the "insurgency" or in our term
"Freedom struggle" was not under military control.
Some well known examples are,Operation Jacpot,where hundreds of naval commandos blew up Pakistani shipping.Also simultaneously Guerrilla attacks in targets in Dhaka by a crack commando group trained by Major ATM Haider (ex-SSG commando).
Battle of Bhairab is another where the lack of control is clearly evident.There are lots of other battles,small to medium scaled.Some large scaled.
I had posted some details in this thread:
http://www.defence.pk/forums/bangladesh-defence/41456-battles-1971-a.html
That thread is now closed.
I am posting this video and its translation to expose the myth,that everything was under control.
Major General Gulam Helal Murshed Khan, Bir Bicrom.
Translation:
On 1971,General Gulam was a young officer at 2nd East Bengal Regiment (Known as Junior tigers)of Pakistan army.
After hearing 7th march's speech of Sheikh Mujib,he sensed that a war was inevitable.He came back to Bangladesh on 21st March and joined priyo paltan 2nd East Bengla Regiment.
On 28th March,along with EBR battled their way through Mymensingh and then Ashuganj and then Sylhet
.From 28th March to 19th June,these men of East Bengal Regiment were able to keep this vast area free f.rom occupation.
Instead of conventional war,strategy was changed to guerrilla war fare.On June,he was selected as a Sub-sector commander.They organised people to fight against West Pakistani forces.
F.rom 13th May to 23rd May,the fighting was fierce.Pakistan army's one part was in Sylhet and the other was in Ashuganj(Bhairab).They were trying to link up,but the Freedom fighters were resisting it.
On 13th May,Maj. Gen. Gulam led an ambush with 12 student-turned-fighters.There was unexpected success.4 out of 8 vehicles were destroyed and 50 were killeda and around 40 injured.After the ops. Dhaka-Sylhet route was closed for few days.
Another ambush on this same month,East Bengal Regiment was able to kill 30 soldiers.This is known as 2nd ambush bakshit.
It is written on the history of Bangladesh Army's East Bengal Regiment.
On 13th Sep. an ambush on train line,killed 27 more soldiers.
There were many other ops,in which he was a part of with Bangladesh army's Delta company.
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After 25th March,nothing could have gone back to old days.So "everything under control" is nothing but a propaganda by the Military govt. of West Pakistan at that time.