50 years on, Pakistan Army still exorcising the ghost of 1971 surrender

Pakistan’s defeat in 1971 conflict became a political failure and now no longer a army one, the us of a’s outgoing Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa stated in his Defence Day speech.

“I need to accurate a few information here. Firstly, former East Pakistan became a political failure and now no longer a army one,” Pakistan military leader General Qamar Bajwa stated.

He similarly stated that a “fake narrative became created”, from which “an break out is now being attempted”.

The assertion via way of means of General Bajwa is the today’s withinside the slew of tries via way of means of Pakistan military to cowl up its records of killing unarmed civilians in Bangladesh.

Pakistan military fought bravely in 1971 civil conflict

Bajwa stated that the quantity of infantrymen preventing became now no longer 92,000 however 34,000 and the others have been in one-of-a-kind authorities departments.

He similarly stated that those 34,000 infantrymen have been faced via way of means of the Indian Army of 2,50,000 infantrymen and 2,00,000 individuals of the Mukti Bahini.

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“Against those heavy odds, our military fought bravely and gave exemplary sacrifices which have been mentioned via way of means of (the then) Indian Army leader area marshal Manekshaw,” the Pakistan military leader stated.

He additionally stated that Pakistan had but now no longer owned up to those sacrifices which became a “tremendous injustice”. “Taking gain of this occasion, I salute those martyrs and could retain to do so. They are our heroes and the state ought to be happy with them,” he added.

Army’s ‘persistence has a limit’, asserts Bajwa; warns Pakistan politicians

Criticising the Pakistan’s anti-army narrative, Bajwa “corrected a few information” approximately the 1971 Bangladesh conflict. For the unversed Bangladesh became previously East Pakistan.

Bajwa similarly criticised anti-army narrative and advised the political leaders withinside the us of a to set apart the regularly use of words “imported” and “selected” for the welfare of Pakistan.

Notably, former Pakistan top minister Imran Khan, in advance this month, had alleged that incumbent PM Shehbaz Sharif, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah and Major General Faisal Naseer have been a part of a plot to assassinate him.

“I got here to the belief that it’s miles due to military’s involvement in politics (that it’s miles criticised so much). So, in February remaining year, the group determined that it’ll now no longer intervene in politics,” he stated.

“To criticise the military is the proper of (political) events and the people, however the language used (ought to be careful),” the modern Pakistan military leader stated.

He went directly to say, “Political balance is obligatory and the time has come for all political stakeholders to set apart their ego, study from beyond mistakes, flow ahead and take Pakistan out of this crisis.”

Indo-Pak conflict of 1971

The India-Pakistan conflict of 1971 is likewise referred to as Bangladesh Liberation conflict due to the fact after the battle, Bangladesh have become unbiased after government in Pakistan, ruled via way of means of the West, released an operation to counter a freedom motion withinside the region, after the 1970 elections that gave extra enamel to control to events from East which the West stated became unacceptable.

For the uninitiated, Pakistan, upon its formation in 1947 following British India’s partition, became divided in parts — West Pakistan (present-day Pakistan) and East Pakistan (present-day Bangladesh).