East pakistan crisis

EAST PAKISTAN CRISIS: MUNEEB AHMED 04-CP-55 ZAIN UL ABIDEEN 04-CP-35 USMAN SAEED 04-CP-59

TABLE OF CONTENTS:1.GEOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS2.CAUSES OF ALIENATION3. EQUALITY-REMEDIAL MEASURES4.POLITICAL QUAGMIRE(BEGINNING OF END) 5.SIX POINTS OF AWAMI LEAGUE 6.ELECTIONS December 19707.NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SESSION 8.MUKTI BAHINI 9.OPERATION SEARCHLIGHT 10.CASUALTIES OF CIVIL WAR 11. INDIAN PLAN OF OPERATION 12.INDO-PAK WAR 197113.THE SURRENDER14.AFTER EFFECTS OF WAR15.IMPACT ON PAKISTAN 16.NATURE’S RETRIBUTION CONCLUTION

PAKISTANI FLAG,a sign of national integrety…

PAKISTAN:BEFORE 1971..

MAP OF FORMER EAST PAKISTAN..

SOME STATS OF EAST PAKISTAN

Area 143,998 squre kmSmaller then all pakistan

provincesPopulation 40 million more then

all other provinces combinedSurrounded by india from three

sides Three main rivers divide east

pakistan to three isolated regions

1.GEOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS:

Stretegic implications: These water obsticles split defenders

into isolated pockets & gave advancing enemy columns of secure flanks

The 6000 sq. km deltaic regionalong the coast was impregnable to friends and foes alike

Communications: Infrastructure was poor..roads were

narow Only two ports with(IWT)facility I.e.

khulna,chittagong Most of movement (military ,civil)

across the rivers took place on steamers,country boats

Roads linking east pakistan to india were metteled

Climate: Hot and humid climate Catches full blast of monsoon Average rainfall of over 2,500 mm Concentrated during april-

september Major military operations could take

place only in winter Thousands perish as a result of

floods every year

2.CAUSES OF ALIENATION: Language issue: A mojor issue which aliened the bengalis

from rest of the country was language,national authorities failed to understand deep attacmentof bengalis with their mother language

Language riots results in the death of two students who became martyrs .sheikh mujeeb then a unknown entity take this issue and became a hero.

IN MEMORY OF THOSE DIE IN LANGUAGE RIOTS:

Culture: Pakistan was a multiracial and poly ethnic

country Bengalis came from different social stock

their dree,diet,social customs differed from the rest

Their love for dance and poetry brought them close to bengali hindus

Zulfiqar ali bhutto was quite concious about this cultural divide he said”unity was not flowing from fountainhead of a single nationality”

Behaviour of government officials: Much of what is generally believed about

the arrogance shown by the west pakistani official towards their sub ordinates was true eg. The chief secretary of east bengal while holdind a kutheri sit in mosquito net.

West pakistani troops used to call their fellow soldiers “bengali” instead of their original names ,all such kind of irritants none of them dilebate convey the message of contemptuos attitude of west pakistanis towards bengal

3.REGIONAL EQUALITY-REMEDIAL MEASURES:

Language issue resolved: after having queered the pitch,steps

were taken to pacify the emotions Bengali was finally accepted second

language of pakistan in 1956 constitution The bengali script appeared on currency

notes,official documents,postage stamps

Political representation remedied: A major cause of alienation of bengalis

from west pakistan was their inability to get what they considered to be their right ful share in political arena

In the first constituent assembly out of 74 members 44 were bengalis.again in 1954 new assembly accorded a greater no. of seats to west pakistan there were 44 members out of 79 seats

As regards the two most important posts of governor general,primme minister was held by bengalis

4.POLITICAL QUAGMIRE(BEGINNING OF END)

In july 1968 field marshal ayub suffered a severe heart attack and remained seriously ill for 10 days ,he didn’t handed control to speaker national assembly.the deliberate violation of constitution angered bengalis

In west pakistan agitation led by zulfikar ali bhutto began to gain grounds.. Strikes ,looting,burning ,lathi charge was then a routine.

Ayub khan tried to solve issue by calling all parties conference but it failed.

CONTINUED.. Political forces in the country

demended immediate lifting of marshal law and a free and fair elections, field marshal decided to handover control to C in C pakistan army GENERAL AGHA MUHAMMAD YAHYA KHAN

5.SIX POINTS OF AWAMI LEAGUE:

1. The Constitution should provide for a Federation of Pakistan in the true sense on the basis of the Lahore Resolution and for a parliamentary form of government based on the supremacy of a directly elected legislature on the basis of universal adult franchise.

2. The Federal Government shall deal with only two subjects; Defense and Foreign Affairs. All residuary subjects will be vested in the federating states.

3. There should be either two separate, freely convertible currencies for the two Wings, or one currency with two separate reserve banks to prevent inter-Wing flight of capital.

4. The power of taxation and revenue collection shall be vested in the federating units. The Federal Government will receive a share to meet its financial obligations.

5. Economic disparities between the two Wings shall disappear through a series of economic, fiscal, and legal reforms.

6. A militia or paramilitary force must be created in East Pakistan, which at present has no defense of it own.

GENERAL AGHA MUHAMMAD YAHYA KHAN:

Old wine in new bottles: Was commisioned in baloach regiment in

1938. He was GSO before partition OF GRADE 2 AT

GHQ,a prestigious appoinment. Brig. Lauder of Royal british army ranked him

as”an outstanding officer” General Musa C in C of pak army in 1965

judged him”as an officer with clean habits and a first class chief of general staff”

Gen. Gracey C in C pak army thought then col. Yahya as an” outstanding officer”

CONTINUED.. Yahya life style has changed as he

became senior Power corrupts and absolute power

corrupts absolutely. Before becoming head of state his

personal conduct become questionable After becoming president he fell into

bad company Over addiction to wine ,women earned

him a very bad name.

6.ELECTIONS December 1970: GEN. Yahya announced elections to be held

in dec 1970 ,election campaingn spread over 12 months longest in the history of subcontinent.

Elections results are as follows : Awami league won 160 out of 162 seats

contested, 7 uncontested seats also went in their hands making it 167 out of 169

PPP won 81 seats out of 120 contested ,6 uncontested seats also went to PPP making it 87 out of 120

CONTINUED.. In East pakistan awami league won

75.11% of total votes .PPP didn’t contested at all

In west pakistan Awami league obtained .o7 of total votes ,PPP won 41.66% in punjab,45% in sindh,14.28% in nwfp,only 2.8 in balochistan

7.NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SESSION:

The date of inaugural session was initially not a big issue for either mujeeb or bhutto.sheikh did mention 15 feb. as his choice,bhutto was in favour of 23 march.

President annouced 3 march the date for inaugural session for framing a constitution of pakistan

POSTPONENT OF NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SESSION: All political leaders ,except PPP wanted

power to be transferred to awami league. Whether it was bhutto or some of the

generals who encouraged Yahya khan to postpone the session.

Yahya gave three reasons for postponent 1.one major party announced boycott of

session2.tense situation created by india3.more time is needed by political leaders to bring a consensus on constitution making.

8.MUKTI BAHINI: Mukti Bahini is an organisation of so

called freedom fighters ,created by indian army to help and guide them in their invation of east pakistan

The training ,supply of weapons ,planning all done by indian army

Strenght of this organisation is approx 100,000 persons

MUKHTI BAHINI:

EFFECTIVENESS OF MUKHTI BAHINI: Mukhti bahini were not trained to fight

side by side with indians They were trained for urgency

operations There a large no. of civilians who were

inducted they cant handle mortars.or stay under artillery fire

However after surrender GEN.Niazi admitted that MUKHTI BAHINI made him blind and deaf.

9.OPERATION SEARCHLIGHT: The decision for supressing the

insurgency in east pakistan by military force if necessary was made on march 22 at a meeting between president,governor and martial law administrator at Dacca.

On 23march Pakistan day Dacca gave a grim look instead of Pakistani flags black flags fluttered.

However it was not till 24 march that final decision to crush the awami league and its supporters was taken.

CRACKDOWN: Military crack down down began at 1am

between 25,26 march. Within 15 minutes of the operation

shiekh MUJEEB UR REHMAN was captured.

Decca university centre of militant wing of awami league was raided.

All radio,tv stations were captured from the hands of rebels.

Decca airport, Chittagong and Khulna ports were also captured.

10.CASUALTIES OF CIVIL WAR: Shiekh mujeeb says 3 million were killed Indian reduced figure to 1 million Tikka khan admitted 34,000 Casualties suffered by pak army were

237 officers ,136 jco,3,559 other ranked officers killed

More than 100,000 people were killed by awami league militant wing in taking there revenge.

PRISONERS TREATED BY BANGLADESH LIBERATION ARMY:

CONTINUED..

11. INDIAN PLAN OF OPERATION: Avoiding frontal attacks Bypassing strong points Paratroopers to speed up operations Preventing pakistani troops from

falling into decca bowl Reaching Decca in 14-15 days to

prevent UN from interfrence to arrange ceasefire.

12.INDO-PAK WAR 1971: Using refugee issue as a reason

indian army attacked east pakistan with foreign support.pakistan army could only resisit for two weeks .When Indian paratroopers reached Decca they found there only razakars,men from engineering corps,mujhahids.

MILITARY BALANCE: Ind.Army Pak Army Ratio Corps headquarter 3 1 3:1 Infantory Division 8 3 2.5:1 Infantory brigde 28 9 3:1 Para Brigade 1 - 1:0 Infantory Battalions 72 34 2.5:1 Armour Regiments 6 1 6:1 Independent Armed Sqns 3 1 3:1 Artillery Regiment 46 6 8:1 A A Regiments 4 1 4:1 Para –Military Forces (Battalions) 32 13 3:1 Mukti Bahani 100,100 - Air Force Squardons 11 1 11:1 Navy ,aircraft carrier 1 0 Landing Ship Tanks 3 -

13.THE SURRENDER: Lieutenant GENERAL AMIR

ABDULLAH KHAN NIAIZI signed instrument of surrender at 4:31 p.m.on 16 December ,1971.handed over the countrol of PAKISTAN eastern province to its bitterest enemy .

“TIGER”NIAZI SIGNING SURRENDER DOCUMENTS..

SURRENDER INSTRUMENT:

14.AFTER EFFECTS OF WAR: The sudden realisation on 16 December

that country which the Quaid e Azam carved out and that it has been dismembered cast a pall of gloom throughout the country.

But gradually wounds began to heel the new Pakistan not only remained but began to rise like a pheonix from ashes.

The Islamic summit in lahore put Pakistan agin in limelight again.

PAKISTAN DISMEMBERED:

BANGLADESH FLAG:

15.IMPACT ON PAKISTAN: Pakistan economy despite of having

cut to size grow and expand GDP of $19.7 billion rose to 49billion in 1991.

Per capita income increased. Foreingn exchange reserves crossed

$12billion mark. Sophisticated weapons and nuclear

technology acquired.

F-16s..

16.NATURE’S RETRIBUTION It is a fact that all involved in

breakup of pakistan did not die a natural death

Mujeeb was gunned down Bhutto was hanged Zia ur rehman was assasinated Yahya khan remained prisoner

CONCLUSION:

The pain and anguish of Dec 1971 would gradually fade away.but what should always be remembered is that history has a cruel habit of repeating itself if past mistakes were repeated over and over again.

“Oh, East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet,Till Earth and Sky stand presently at God's great Judgment Seat;But there is neither East nor West, Border, nor Breed, nor Birth,When two strong men stand face to face,              tho' they come from the ends of the earth! “ -- Rudyard Kipling