16 December 1971: The fault lines - Pakistan Observer pakobserver.net - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from pakobserver.net Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Dec 14, 1971: Gen Niazi wants to stop fighting immediately dhakatribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dhakatribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Under President Ayub Khan, a military decision was taken that the defence of the East lies in the West based on the principle that if the military was split between the two wings, neither of them would have been able to resist the Indian army
Vijay Diwas 2022: December 16, 1971, was the day when Pakistan signed the instrument of surrender in Dhaka, following a 13-day India-Pakistan War, details below.
In India, Vijay Diwas is observed on December 16 to commemorate India s decisive victory over Pakistan in the 1971 war, which resulted in the liberation of East Pakistan and the birth of Bangladesh.