Hamoodur Rahman Commission's conclusions regarding Operation Searchlight:
"Whatever might have been the reason for the breaking down of the negotiations, it does appear to us that not only the nature of the action that was taken to suppress the movement of Awami League (contd.)
"Whatever might have been the reason for the breaking down of the negotiations, it does appear to us that not only the nature of the action that was taken to suppress the movement of Awami League (contd.)
https://twitter.com/mhaiderimtiaz/status/1375987551782244357
...on the midnight of the 25th of March, 1971, but also the manner of its execution was extremely unwise, lacking in political foresight and one that was inevitably to seal the doom of East Pakistan... the Yahya Khan regime, in its design to maintain itself in power, (contd.)
...foolishly deluded itself into thinking that the people of East Pakistan could be cowed down by strong military action. The manner and the method in which the military action was launched not only lacked morality but also political acumen... Whoever was responsible for (contd.)
...such thoughtless and brutal action resulting in the migration of admittedly two million refugees to India... was completely devoid of political foresight. The net result of the indiscriminate military action was the complete alienation of even that section of the (contd.)
...population of East Pakistan which was wedded to the ideology of Pakistan and wished to preserve its integrity... No amount of provocation by the militants of the Awami League or other miscreants could justify retaliation by a disciplined army against its own people. (contd.)
...The Pakistan army was called upon to operate in Pakistani territory, and could not, therefore, be permitted to behave as if it was dealing with external aggression or operating on enemy soil. Irrespective, therefore, of the magnitude of the atrocities, we are of the (contd.)
...considered opinion that it's necessary for the Govt of Pakistan to take effective action to punish those who were responsible for the commission of these alleged atrocities."
(The Commission's Report remained hidden for several decades. The perpetrators were never punished.)
(The Commission's Report remained hidden for several decades. The perpetrators were never punished.)
@threadreaderapp unroll
• • •
Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to
force a refresh
