Pakistan Conducts Inquiry into the Ganga Hijacking
Background In 1971, a plane named Ganga, belonging to an Indian airline, was hijacked. What seemed like a simple case of terrorism took a strange turn when Pakistan decided to
1971 Indo-Pakistan War: Yahya Khan Makes a String of Controversial Decisions
The year 1971 was a turning point in Pakistan's history. Simmering for years, tensions between East and West Pakistan reached a boiling point, with General Yahya Khan, the then-President, playing
“You Rule in the East, we Will Rule in the West”: ZA Bhutto’s New Solution for a United Pakistan
Introduction: Addressing a political rally at Karachi’s Nishter Park on March 14, 1971, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto proposed a landmark political solution to the simmering tensions between East and West Pakistan,
Operation Searchlight: A Pivotal Moment in the 1971 Indo-Pakistan War
To call Operation Searchlight as a defining moment in the annals of history would not be off the mark; it was a tumultuous period during the devastating 1971 Indo-Pakistan war
Pakistan Army and Allegations of War Crimes
Introduction Some darker chapters in the history of Pakistan will continue to haunt and befuddle students of history, among them being the allegation of war crimes perpetrated by the Pakistan
The Outcome of the National Assembly Session Postponement
In an appalling turn of events, the announcement by Yahya Khan to postpone the National Assembly session plunged the country into a vortex of violence and unrest. What initially appeared