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Dec 16, 2014 · DECEMBER 16, 1971. A sad day in the history of Pakistan, when this country was divided into two. I still remember listening to Radio Pakistan which, in its hourly news bulletin, was telling...
Dec 18, 2021 · On Dec 16, 1971, Pakistani troops laid down their arms and surrendered for secession of East Pakistan. It is considered the darkest day in our history. The grievances of Dhaka were political one: it should have been handled with a political approach. Thousands of innocent civilians lost their lives in this tragedy.
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Dec 18, 2023 · Remembering 1971. The surrender ceremony on December 16, 1971, at Race Course Maidan in Dhaka. Photo : Raghu Rai. Indians in general are by and large unabashedly proud of India's role in, and ...
Dec 16 Don McLean's 8+ minute version of "American Pie" released; Dec 16 Vijay Diwas (Victory Day): East Pakistan's independence (as Bangladesh) from Pakistan is recognized internationally after India's army occupies Dacca, and 93,000 West Pakistani troops surrender
Dec 16, 2023 · On December 16, 1971, at precisely 1655 hours IST, Lt Gen AAK Niazi, Commander of the Pakistan Eastern Command, signed the Instrument of Surrender in the presence of Lt Gen JS Aurora, GOC-in-C of the Indian Eastern Command, in Dacca (now Dhaka). This brought to an end a war which officially lasted just 13 days.
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Jan 1, 2001 · The most spectacular—and depressing—spectacle of this was witnessed at the race course ground in Dhaka on December 16, 1971 when 90,000 Pakistani troops and members of the civil bureaucracy surrendered to the invading Indian army.
Dec 15, 2013 · THE Pakistan Army surrendered on Dec 16, 1971, in Dhaka. But the war in West Pakistan continued for another day. Some of the senior officers in West Pakistan, for face-saving and to earn some...
