Musharraf apology to Bangladesh

[Imran Khan]

Musharraf apology to Bangladesh

By David Blair in Islamabad

12:01AM BST 31 Jul 2002


President Pervaiz Musharraf of Pakistan took a bold step yesterday when he implicitly apologised for the atrocities that scarred Bangladesh's war for independence from his country in 1971.

Gen Musharraf's expression of "regret", the first by a Pakistani military ruler, came during an official visit to Bangladesh.

His words received a mixed response, with the Bangladeshi government welcoming them but the country's opposition denouncing his gesture as inadequate.

Gen Musharraf visited a war memorial at Savar, near the capital, Dhaka, and left a handwritten note in the visitors' book.

"Your brothers and sisters in Pakistan share the pain of the events in 1971," he wrote. "The excesses committed during the unfortunate period are regretted. Let us bury the past in the spirit of magnanimity. Let not the light of the future be dimmed."

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@WebMaster please make it sticky so not more threads ont his issue

 

[El Sidd]

Shame on Mushi !!

 

[Imran Khan]

Bangladesh welcomes Musharraf's 'apology'


Bangladesh on Tuesday welcomed visiting Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's statement of regret over 'excesses' during its liberation war three decades ago.

"We welcome what President Musharraf wrote in Savar and (said) at the banquet last night," Bangladesh Foreign Minister Morshed Khan told reporters.

"We don't want to embarrass a guest by discussing issues like an apology for the 1971 war situation. It is the spirit of the people of the two countries that will decide that," he said.

Musharraf, the first Pakistani army ruler to visit Bangladesh since the independence of this country in 1971, while paying homage at the National Martyrs' Memorial, near Dhaka, had described the events of 1971 'unfortunate' and the excesses 'regrettable'.

"Your brothers and sisters in Pakistan share the pains of the events of 1971. The excesses committed during the unfortunate period are regrettable," Musharraf said at the banquet on Monday night.

"Let us bury the past in the spirit of magnanimity. Let not the light of the future be dimmed. Let us move forward together," Musharraf said, adding that 'courage to compromise is greater than to confront'.

Left-wing groups and some members of Bangladesh's main opposition Awami League have been pushing for a formal apology by Musharraf and compensation over the war in which an estimated three million people were killed.

However, renowned poet Shamshur Rahman, said, "This falls short of unconditional apology. We do not accept this."

The Awami League was not available for reaction.




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it done once for us case close but if bitches want us to repeat every few years is not gonna happen

 

[Yaseen1]

he is right we cannot reverse what happened in past but for future we should try to form good relation with bangladesh as they are not threat to us like india and are Muslims

 

[Mage]

Gen Musharraf's expression of "regret"

This is not an apology.

 

[Imran Khan]

This is not an apology.

then this one is ?

 

[Mage]

then this one is ?

This one is more inline with your feelings.


Why did you create this thread? Tired of wishing a civil war in BD? Or another Dhaka cafe attack? How would it benefit Pakistan?

 

[El Sidd]

then this one is ?

finger nail genocide

 

[ALi Rizwan]

Shame on Mushi !!

Sham for what????

"Your brothers and sisters in Pakistan share the pain of the events in 1971," he wrote. "The excesses committed during the unfortunate period are regretted. Let us bury the past in the spirit of magnanimity. Let not the light of the future be dimmed."

its old news 2002 when BNP was in power & we had good relation back then.

 

[war&peace]

This is not an apology.

That's the best you can get... I think it was magnanimous of him to offer being a COAS of army... and I also regret what happened without apportioning the blame or responsibility.. We 'regret' it and let's move forward. We recognised Bangladesh and let it become a member of UN unopposed. So we have already shown a lot of kindness. Bangladeshi govt at the time welcomed it. So it does not make sense to eat your own words.

 

[Imran Khan]

This one is more inline with your feelings.


Why did you create this thread? Tired of wishing a civil war in BD? Or another Dhaka cafe attack? How would it benefit Pakistan?

i notice bitches of bengal have started crying again so i slap them with a history lesson

 

[El Sidd]

Sham for what????

"Your brothers and sisters in Pakistan share the pain of the events in 1971," he wrote. "The excesses committed during the unfortunate period are regretted. Let us bury the past in the spirit of magnanimity. Let not the light of the future be dimmed."

its old news 2002 when BNP was in power & we had good relation back then.

This will still not change the fact that people of East Pakistan rebelled against the concept of Pakistan as one state for all Muslims of British India.

Musharraf should have been clear that Pakistani politicians did not deal with the matter in a timely manner. Look years from Sakoot e Dhaka, we introduced the 18th amendment which was offered by Yahya as well in 71.

Fact remains Mujib was indoctrinated and his lust for power was helped by Mukti Bahani ethnofascists and terrorists from India.

People may play the muslim card and say water under the bridge. let bygone be bygone. Not me.

 

[Imran Khan]

This will still not change the fact that people of East Pakistan rebelled against the concept of Pakistan as one state for all Muslims of British India.

Musharraf should have been clear that Pakistani politicians did not deal with the matter in a timely manner. Look years from Sakoot e Dhaka, we introduced the 18th amendment which was offered by Yahya as well in 71.

Fact remains Mujib was indoctrinated and his lust for power was helped by Mukti Bahani ethnofascists and terrorists from India.

People may play the muslim card and say water under the bridge. let bygone be bygone. Not me.

these goons want us to enter apology in out oath - national anthem ? what a stupidity . they are living in 1971 till today the politics of bangladesh is yes1971 or no1971

 

[ALi Rizwan]

This is not an apology.

But its more then enough.
What you guys did?????
Do you regret crimes committed by your forefathers against West Pakistani, Bihari & Pro Pakistan Bangladeshi Peoples.
On one hand you guys killed people for defending their county & on other hand remain silent on atrocities committed by Mukhti Bani.

 

[Hamza913]

This is not an apology.

Don't expect one, you lot had it coming after the crap you started. Don't cry when your enemies can rack up a higher body count than you.