Time is now right to correct history of East Pakistan's fall

[waheed gul]

"From East Pakistan to Bangladesh" - Part 1 of the short documentary.

 

[wiseone2]

"From East Pakistan to Bangladesh" - Part 1 of the short documentary.

Can someone post a pdf of Pakistani history book chapter on Bangladesh ?

 

[Anuj Tagra]

1947 mein,when pathans invaded kashmir they slaughtered hindus/sikhs just like this.

Did someone shed any tears for them?

Jab calcutta mein direct action day ke din,jab noakhali mein hinduon ka qatl hua tha,tab kisine aaso bhare kya?

 

[VCheng]

Everybody wanting to discuss this topic should read the Hamood-ur-Rahman Commission Report first.

 

[BDforever]

"From East Pakistan to Bangladesh" - Part 1 of the short documentary.

I saw this Defence PK facebook page

 

[wiseone2]

Everybody wanting to discuss this topic should read the Hamood-ur-Rahman Commission Report first.

the official report was never released

 

[VCheng]

the official report was never released

And it must be released. Why is it being hidden?

 

[wiseone2]

And it must be released. Why is it being hidden?

somebody is uncomfortable about it

 

[T90TankGuy]

May be @Joe Shearer can shed some light on the subject.

 

[Joe Shearer]

May be @Joe Shearer can shed some light on the subject.

Well, there isn't much need to shed light on the subject; it's already fairly well illuminated, and most things are in the clear light of day. But some answers to questions that are posed by the 'documentary';

1. Were there reprisal killings after the Pakistan Army surrendered?
   Yes, there were, apparently not on the scale of the killings by the Pakistan Army and its supporters, the razakars, before the fall of East Pakistan, but this has never been weighed carefully and extensively. It does not seem that any such detached measurement was possible, or will be possible in future. We have a difficult situation where each side has its own hearsay evidence, and stubbornly adheres to it, while simultaneously rejecting any alternative narrative.
2. Who were responsible for these?
   Largely the Mukti Bahini, among organised forces; but also local people, enraged by the events of the immediate past.
3. What was the role of R&W?
   None, within East Pakistan, considerable outside Their role was to gather together those elements who wanted to fight for independence, organise them and enable their arming.
4. Where was the Indian Army, the Indian Air Force and the Indian Navy?
   After the surrender, as you will read in various accounts, the greatest anxiety was to gather together the Pakistan Army soldiers and officers, and protect them from reprisal killing. It was this factor that General Jacob urged on General Niazi during their meetings, and it was this consideration that drove the Pakistan Army leadership - Niazi - to surrender when there was still scope to fight on for some little more time. It was felt, in my opinion, correctly, that any further delay in surrender would make the Pakistan Army survivors, as well as other vulnerable segments, vulnerable to attack. The troops who surrendered were promptly sequestered. What followed was predictable. The Bangladeshi irregulars and people from the villages who had scores to settle settled them by attacking those who were not promptly taken into Army custody. Atrocity followed atrocity. There were scores of deaths to be avenged, and they were avenged.
   The Indian Navy was busy counting ships and assessing damage caused by Mukti Joddha frogmen, many of whom lost their lives in incredibly brave attacks. It is sad that the story of these very young people, some teenagers, has not been recorded properly or publicised properly.
   The Indian Air Force was involved looking for missing aircraft - some intrepid PAF aviators flew across to Burma and took shelter - repairing the runway facilities where damaged, maintaining a presence for a few weeks, and withdrawing after some time. I am not sure which units were there, where that 'there' was, how long they stayed, and their exact mission.
5. Sarmila Bose - notorious apologist for the Pakistan Army. She is known for coming out with one conjecture after another, and beating a retreat when challenged.
6. Witnesses on video-tape were by their own admission supporters of Pakistan. It was these who bore the brunt of the atrocities after independence.

May be @Joe Shearer can shed some light on the subject.

 

[Capt.Popeye]

somebody is uncomfortable about it

Most of Pindi was uncomfortable about it, not to mention Zulfi Bhutto's discomfiture.