Do Pakistan deserve an apology or the Biharis deserve apology from Pakistan. Bangladesh already assimilated them but this videos show that many in Pakistan don't respect Biharis for their patriotism and sufferings.
A bomb apparently planted as a protest at the repatriation of at least 238,000 Biharis from Bangladesh exploded in Kotri, Pakistan, on Monday (January 11 1993), killing 13 people and injuring 15. The first group of more than 320 Biharis arrived in Lahore, Pakistan on Monday, ending 21 years of squalid existence in camps in Bangladesh. Police said the bomb in Kotri was thought to have been planted in a motorcycle. The blast demolished five houses and started a fire that engulfed dozens of other houses and shops in the Bihari community. Twenty-two people were arrested and were being questioned by police. The Biharis are descendants of Indian Muslems who chose to move to East Pakistan from India's Bihar state after the British-ruled sub-continent was partitioned in 1947. Following a bitter 17-day war, East Pakistan declared independence from West Pakistan in December 1971 and named itself Bangladesh. At the time, nearly half a million Biharis residing there said they wanted to live in Pakistan. More than 175,000 were repatriated by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) under the supervision of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) until funds ran out in 1974, leaving the remainder in refugee camps in Bangladesh. Most Pakistanis oppose the repatriation, fearing the influx will add to ethnic tensions that already exist in Pakistan where five major groups seek equal status. Opposition has also mounted as more Pakistanis fear the influx will create greater unemployment and inflation.
People opposed to the return of the Biharis called a "black day" of protest in the interior of Sind province on Monday, hanging black flags at schools and universities. Although the Biharis are to be repatriated to central Punjab province, many people in Sind fear they will eventually move into Sind. Pakistan agreed to take back all the refugees following a visit by Bangladesh Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia in August last year. The repatriation process is expected to be completed in two years.
Shotlist for segment 1:
(JANUARY 10-11, 1993)
DHAKA, BANGLADESH (JANUARY 10)
1. BIHARIS BOARDING PLANE AT AIRPORT
2. VIEWS OF BIHARIS LINING UP FOR BOARDING KOTRI, PAKISTAN (JANUARY 11)
3. SOLDIERS ON JEEP/ BOMB-DAMAGED BUILDINGS
4. INJURED DOG/ BLOODSTAIN ON GROUND
5. CORPSE CARRIED OUT OF BUILDING
6. MOURNING WOMAN/ EXTERIOR HOSPITAL/ INJURED IN HOSPITAL
7. POLICE AND ONLOOKERS AT BLAST SITE
8. FUNERAL PROCESSION THROUGH STREET IN SLUM AREA