Originally posted by antiobl@Nov 24 2005, 10:26 AM
Almost all the Pakistani army generals and officers were POWs for many years. Why were they not tried in the court of Bharat or by Awami League?
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That is also my question too. The failure to prosecute real war criminals by Shiekh Mujib and India angers many Bangladeshis. But I presented you all with the facts about why the two nation theory was a failure as I believe it should have been a three nation theory as West Pakistanis did not even consider Bengal as any equal partner even though we all very well know that when it came to eating East Pakistani funds and income they were the experts.
The society of Pakistan was controlled fully by Punjabis. Bengalis to this day resent the activities of the Punjabis.
Ideologically Bengalis and Punjabis are not matching partners because of the fact that we Bengalis always wanted democracy and resented military rule or dominance by any particular groups.
East Pakistan had a population of 70 million while the West had 60 million.The development funds mainly went to the West and also if you look at the figures in that PDF file it clearly shows that East Pakistan exported more than all of West Pakistan combined.
This was wholly unfair and unacceptable. Also high ranking government jobs went to West Pakistanis though it is a well known fact that East Pakistan always had a larger intellectual and educated base than the Western part of the country.
In the military their was a huge inequality and the military was dominated by Punjabis even though most of the population of Pakistan was Bengali.
Bengali troops proved themselves successful in all past wars in infantry, armour, pioneers, engineers and other support corps.
In the air force we produced some of the finest pilots to ever serve in the PAF. PAF's first genuine Ace pilot was of Bengali origin, our technicians were also well experienced (that is why it was so easy to form the BAF after independence because of non shortage of experienced and well trained pilots and crew).
In the Navy we were also experts. No one knows the seas like us. Technological superiority and seamanship was proven.
But what is most unfair is that we were the majority yet we were suppressed from speaking our own native language and abandon it for a relatively new and under developed language such as Urdu.
Bengali culture is perhaps the most rich when it comes to poetry, songs, formal talks. In nowhere in the world can you find an example where the majority of the country's population was supressed and exploited by the monority. To me it is unheard of.
If Bangladesh became a seperate entity in 1947 then I can gurantee you that it would have been the most developed country in the subcontinent but 1971 set us back a few years though if you visit Bangladesh you will see that the country is thriving and it is same if ot better than it's neighbours to live in.
My sincere advice to Pakistan and Pakistanis is that you should learn from your past experiences and never let another 1971 occur. All ethnic groups and religions should be treated with equal love and respect. Follow this formula and perhaps you can really have a great nation because to build a great nation you must have a great mind and clear thoughts.
Bangladeshis have applied this theory and I can gurantee you that Muslims, Hindus, Chrsitians, Buddhists are living side by side as we believe that their is "No majority, no minority" we are all Bangladeshis.
I wish Pakistan success and if it needs help with social development the Bangladeshis will always be their to assist.
