Can Pakistan Win Bangladesh’s Trust Without Apologizing for the Genocide of 1971?

[peacemaker99]

he meant generous or open minded or having a big heart, etc. Whenever there is a fight, both sides do horrible things. So, sideling those grievances and taking the first step means being generous enough there.

I hope you posed that out of curiosity and meant well.

I do more than mean well. If transfer of power after elections are completed does not happen, then all round destruction starts, everywhere. Imagine if trump refused to yield biden after loss or vice versa, USA will not exist. It will descend into civil war and burn down.

 

[LeonBlack08]

Everyone knows West Pakistani military committed injustices and excesses you, joker.

The point is, Sheikh Mujibur Rehman won the elections, why wasn't he given his mandate then?

It was the fault of the democracy and not of anyone else.

Yes, but the Mukti Bahini of Bangladesh also committed injustices against the Urdu speaking Biharis. That needs to be mentioned.

Any particular reason for your name calling? I am letting you off easy without any warning this time.

Re atrocities on Urdu speakers - I have already acknowledged that in my previous post in this thread and have talked about it numerous times over the years.

https://defencepk.com/forums/thread...g-for-the-genocide-of-1971.32307/post-1301696

Any more verbal abuse and you are getting a time off from this thread.

 

[Al-Zakir]

Isn't this overstretched? Do actually read the stuff that was going on since 1906 to 1947.

I simplified and just concentrated on M A Jinnah. I'm aware of the history.

If you asked me, Bd disowned the Islamic history of the sub continent.

 

[studsmart]

Yes we can formally apologize. But not for genocide or rape which is just propaganda.

Rape did happen, and between 200k and 300k brothers and sisters of East Pakistan died [including Bengali and non-Bengali speaking]. Call it what may. It happened under the nose of the Pakistani military establishment.

 

[Auqab13]

I think both nations would benefit if both nations can admit their own faults, offer apology and move on. Bangladesh should apologize for Agartala Conspiracy, then Mukti Bahini seeking help from the enemy and then slaughtering West Pakistanis and Biharis, And in response, Pakistan should apologize for any excess that was committed during military operation to restore order in the Eastern territory and stopping the bloodshed.

If both parties agree to this, only then we can have a proper apology ceremony, otherwise, asking one party to apologize is meaningless.

this is the way

 

[Oldenwisdom...قول بزرگ]

I believe Bangladesh did injustice to M. A Jinnah (RA) because without him there wouldn't be a Pakistan. Bd should have preserved his contribution for the creation of Pakistan even though EP separated from WP. Bottom line, he is the original founder of Bangladesh.

Would be bit of a stretch... Jinnah wanted an independent state of United Bengal. Brits didn’t!

Second, as to the premise of this thread... Pakistan has nothing to prove to Bengal, period. People have inherent common cause and that manifests regardless of pain that some pull to avert. Bengal has been through a very rough period of both overt and covert bouts of deceit, propaganda and subterfuge... to shake the core and paint them anew!
There best bet is to sit through the tide... as hindutva dies it's slow grinding death and nations within it start looking more inwards to trace their true identities instead of the one curated for them...