Thread by @hannan021

Let us remember the 500,000 innocent Pakistani civilian men, women & children massacred by Indian Army & Indian Army trained Mukti Bahini terrorists in 110 cities of East Pakistan during 1971.

Let us also remember over 50,000 innocent Pakistani civilians made POWs by Indian Army

Indian sponsored Mukti Bahini reign of terror remains one of the most barbaric chapters of human miseries. Humanity wept as men were beheaded in front of their wives, children lynched & murdered in mothers’ wombs, women brutally raped & their naked bodies mutilated in streets.

20 Mar-10 Apr 1971
In Kushtia town, East Pakistan Regiment & terrorists attacked, killing 1000-1500 civilians including army personnel.

White Papers: Government of Pakistan (1971) p.24

Without Pak Army's support, one can imagine what would've happened to Pakistani civilians.

23-29 Mar 1971
In Sirajganj, the terrorists took Pakistani civilian men, women and children to a building and set it on fire, ensuring that no one comes out alive. They were all burnt to death.

White Papers: Government of Pakistan (1971) p.26

They were all killed, because they were Pakistanis.

They were all burnt to death, because they were Pakistanis.

12 March 1971 Abdul Rashid, Railway employee at Parbatipur stated, train from Ishurdi was late for 10 hours. When it arrived at Parbatipur station, it had 170 dead bodies. Attackers stabbed breast feeding babies along with their mothers.

Blood and Tears by Qutubuddin Aziz (1974)

They were all killed, because they were Pakistanis.

28-29 Mar 1971 In various localities of Khulna Town, Crescent Jute Mills, Khalispur, Star Jute Mills and Chandi Mahal, around 5000 Pakistanis were killed.

White Papers: Government of Pakistan (1971) p.25

23-29 Mar 1971 In Khalispur, Khulna, AS Saifullah saw terrorists take 100s of Pakistanis to a slaughter house in Crescent Jute Mill. Here he witnessed medieval form of torture, wherein even the eyes of victims were gouged out.

Blood and Tears by Qutubuddin Aziz (1974)

23-29 Mar 1971
In Khalispur, Khulna, AS Saifullah saw terrorists take 100s of Pakistanis to a slaughter house in Crescent Jute Mill. Here he witnessed medieval form of torture, wherein even the eyes of victims were gouged out.

Blood and Tears by Qutubuddin Aziz (1974)

They were all tortured and killed, because they were Pakistanis.

A horrifying torture was "Syringe Massacre" perpetrated by Mukti Bahini terrorists, in which victims' blood was drained through syringes, till death gained mercy.

Excerpt From Dacca Gazette [Aug-Dec 1971]

10 Apr 1971
In Paksey, almost 2000 Pakistanis were burnt alive. Railway colony residents were called for meeting of Bengali & Non-Bengali Peace Committee in a school. School hall was locked & set on fire, none survived.

White Papers: Government of Pakistan (1971), p.27

They were all burnt to death, because they were Pakistanis.

4 Apr 1971
In Sylhet dist situation was better due to low Bengali population. 500 Pakistanis were killed in Mar 1971. Mrs Wahida Khatoon said, her son & his wife were killed in front of her. She got a bullet on her skull. Terrorists said they shot us as we didn't belong to Bengal

Reference Blood and Tears by Qutubuddin Aziz (1974)

They were killed because they were Pakistanis.

23 Mar 1971
In Halishahar, Chittagong, Fahmida Begum w/o Ghulam Nabi said, her husband was killed, her 3 sons were beheaded, their decapitated heads were kicked around, her daughter was bayoneted to death while she was forced to watch.

Blood and Tears by Qutubuddin Aziz (1974)

They were all killed, because they were Pakistanis.

30 Mar 1971
In PachchumTengri of Ishurdi, 3000 armed Mukti Bahini terrorists raided the locality. According to Ainul Haque, terrorists killed 90% of Pakistani population. His whole family was among those butchered in this pogrom.

Extract From Dacca Gazette [Aug-Dec 1971]

They were all killed, because they were Pakistanis.

Indians called Pakistani civilian POWs of 1971 War as Civilians Under Protective Custody (CUPC). Like many escape attempts made by army officers and men, the Civilian Prisoners of War also tried to escape from Indian POW Camps. Brave people these Pakistanis were.

After 1971 War in East Pakistan, Indian Army captured over 55,000 Pakistani innocent civilian men, women & children as Prisoners of War, shifted them to POW Camps in India & kept under trying conditions for over 2 years. One of the largest number of civilian POWs in the world.