Gen Qamar Bajwa said 1971 war was a Political failure
Bangladesh, formerly East Pakistan, was a ‘political failure’ and not a ‘military one’, said Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa in his concluding public address as the army chief on Wednesday, 23rd November, 2022. Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa addressing his final public speech
He commented that most people avoided talking about the performance and actions of the Pakistani army in Bangladesh during the 1971 war.
Gen Bajwa condemned the anti-military narrative and rectified some facts related to 1971 Bangladesh war in his concluding address as army chief.
"I want to correct some facts here. Firstly, former East Pakistan was a political failure and not a military one," said Gen Bajwa.
He continued by saying that there were 34,000 soldiers that were fighting in the war not 92,000 and the others ...