Exposing Pakistan's Disturbing Past: Atrocities Too Evil To Comprehend

The Dominion of Pakistan came into existence in 1947. Covering the modern area of Pakistan in the West and Bangladesh in the East, their shared Muslim faith was not enough to bridge the many linguistic, ethnic, and cultural gaps between the two sides of the country.

West Pakistan and its Urdu-speaking elites dominated the entire state, although the ethnically Bengali East were the majority of the population. The Bengali majority was discriminated against in education, the military, politics, and other aspects of life. This discrimination fell especially hard on the Hindu minority, but the Muslim majority was also characterized as a lesser cultural and racial group to the Western Pakistani. The Pakistani government also tried to suppress Bengali culture, arts, and literature as too “Hindu leaning.” On top of this, economic exploitation of the East’s resources with minimal return investment also created resentment and left the East feeling more like a colony than an equal partner.

Despite this, the Bengalis were reputed for their non-violence. Their discontent was funneled through democratic means, namely the Awami League (AL) under the leadership of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, also known as Sheikh Mujib. The AL pushed for more autonomy for East Pakistan, but try as they might, the Bengalis did not get the democratic resolution they’d hoped for.

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Sources:
Rounaq Jahan, ‘Genocide in Bangladesh’, in Samuel Totten et al. (eds.), Century of Genocide: Critical Essays and Eyewitness Accounts, (2012)

Adam Jones, Genocide: A Comprehensive Introduction, (2006)

Sumit Ganguly, Conflict Unending: India-Pakistan Tensions Since 1947, (2001)

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Correction: In this video, there is an error in the map presentation where Kashmir is depicted entirely within Pakistan. We apologize for this oversight and any confusion it may have caused. Kashmir is a region that has been a subject of dispute between India and Pakistan. We value accuracy and strive to present information as objectively as possible.

[Wleed.]

As a Pakistani I appreciate you spreading truth about our cruel and unjust histstorical acts. Our governement has tried its best to censor them.

[saalamin]

As a Bangladeshi, my blood boils from the fact that none of those Pakastanis were ever punished. War is ugly, but only killing people is still humane than sexual assault. They conducted a systematic sexual assault on an entire country. Sure ! we won the war, but we failed to protect our women and children from those who are worse than barbarians. This fact makes me furious.

Now, after 50 years, we are growing as a nation, and they are falling apart. Surely, the karma has caught up to them.

❤🇧🇩

[beige_teacup]

as a bangladeshi, i often feel the Independence War and the pakistani atrocities of 1971 isn't known widely enough. thank you for putting out such a well-researched video.

[manazon]

Friendly reminder : Pakistani mosques issued fatwa allowing pakistani army to take bengali hindu women as spoils of war. No one said anything against it.

[mrnobody]

My neighbour were Hindu immigrants from Pakistan, the atrocities they described were mind boggling, some of them couldn't even be described here😢😢

[DipakBose-bqvv]

My uncle lost both of his legs when as a young Major in the Indian Army he defended Punjab from the Pakistan Army in 1971. The army gave him a house to live in Pondicherry. He was alive until recently.

[polecat]

As a Bangladeshi, I will never forgive Pakistan. My Great Grandfather was a veteran of 1971 he lost his younger brother in the war. I'm grateful to India for stepping up for us.

[magnisky]

A proud West Bengali 🇮🇳 Indian here. I have some family roots in Bangladesh. And let me tell you the stories I have heard. My grandma used to tell me in east Pakistan women were kidnapped on the regular for many years, especially Hindu women. Then I had a distant uncle who volunteered for Bangladeshi freedom, he lost his life. The sacrifice and support that India had given Bangladesh was just. History can never forget. Jai Hind.

[Jartisann]

As a Thai, who lives nearly right next door to Bangladesh, and also personally interested in history, I've never even heard of this before! 😮 Thanks for the great work documenting.

[abhishekghosh]

I write this with tear falling through my eyes. My dad left with my grandma and grandpa along with his brothers in 1971 from Bangladesh to India. They crossed the ocean like most did as they reminded “kandari hushiar “. I asked my dad many times about how life was in Bangladesh . He was just 7 or 8 years old but he said he was already a man by then just like most had to (we were Bengali Hindu) . But he always recalled the good memories, riding boat through rivers cause it’s a place interconnected by rivers and people used to travel home in man made boat, his friends, antics they used to do but when it came to that dark year he was always silent. He just said it wasn’t a good time. I read a lot of genocide committed during that time but this video just made me realise the cruelty people had to suffer. We are now proud Indians. I was born here so India is all I know . I never saw my grandparents. They passed away when I was an infant. We struggled a lot but now we are financially well off. I can’t thank you enough for this video. Every Bengali should watch this. Bangladesh was Bengal until it was partitioned.

[yaakeen]

Another correction: To stop India's support for Bangladesh, US President Richard Nixon directed NavalWarships (Seventh Fleet) towards the Bay of Bengal. On the other hand, Great Britain dispatched HMS Eagle, its powerful aircraft carrier, to the Arabian Sea to Intimidate the Indians and stop support for Bangladesh.
US was in full support of Pakistan in this act of genocide. I can understand, If you are an American and did not want to touch upon such cruel facts.
Thanks to the Soviets for sending Nuclear-Armed Warships, Submarines in Response to Indian SOS. Soviet Navy successfully encircled the US and the UK warships, thus stopping them on their way to India. This allowed India to support Bangladesh and get them freedom.

[StonrJezus]

Wow. This is such an eye opening video. For there to be so much evidence (pictures, videos, victims accounts) for this not to be recognized as a genocide is an absolute atrocity. This is clearly a genocide and leaders should have been tried for war crimes.

[NexterB]

Those who forget history tend to repeat it.
Thanks for telling the truth.

[jetbllackwings]

it’s disgusting how Pakistan’s history books are completely personalized to make us look like the good guy. i never even knew about this genocide until a few days ago.
unfortunately Pakistan hasn’t changed much since. our country is still in the clutches of military dictatorship, minorities are not safe, and let’s not even get into the atrocities our army is committing in Balochistan.
we never deserved Bangladesh. i’m so grateful they were able to achieve independence early on.

[whatrgenazz]

As a Bangladeshi that lost uncles on both sides of my family.. this is very accurate.

[lhomme]

As a Muslim and as a Pakistani, I am ashamed of all the atrocities our government and especially the military carried out on innocent civilians including the minorities. We violated almost every rule of law and the law of the creator of the world. Unfortunately, the rogue state of our establishment still exists today. With this mindset, Pakistan can never be successful.

[devanshudwivedi]

I love how he left out the fact that the US dispatched the 7th fleet and riled up UK and Italy to send naval support for Pakistan even after India presented concrete evidence of war crimes to the UN. If it wasn't for USSR sending it's nuclear submarines to create a naval blockade, Bangladesh would have been turned into a wasteland like Libya

[sounaksengupta]

This hits close to home. My grandparents and my uncle fled and took refuge in India during the outbreak of the genocide. The stories my grandparents used to tell felt too bizzare to be true. How their friends, families and neighbours were murdered, how they fled leaving behind everything they had built up all their lives to come settle in a totally unknown land make up for such heart wrenching stories.

[normalhuman]

Slight correction: USA did not stop the supply of weapons to Pakistan.Infact US and UK sent a fleet to help Pakistan but was blockaded by USSR in the Bay of Bengal in a stalemate. Essentially making it and IND+BAN vs PAK affair. Thus buying India the time to finish the operation. By the time US got a chance to find out a way to deal with USSR blockade, the war was over and Bangladesh was liberated. That is the reason you will still find a lot of Indians having a soft spot for USSR/Russia to this day even during the Ukraine war. In fact in later declassified tapes, it was revealed that Nixon was full on mega racist towards Indira Gandhi and south asians.