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1971 in Pakistan
Events from the year
1971 in Pakistan
.
Incumbents
Federal government
President:
Yahya Khan
,
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Prime Minister:
Nurul Amin
Chief Justice:
Hamoodur Rahman
Events
Widespread chaos and military
crackdown
in
East Pakistan
following the failure to
recognize
the
elected
majority party
Awami League
.
Guerrillas start the
Bangladesh Liberation War
in East Pakistan.
India aids the
rebels
and enters
the war
in the first week of
December
and inflicts a crushing defeat on
Pakistan Military
in just a
fortnight
, thus creating the state of
Bangladesh
.
Births
2 January –
Aamer Nazir
, cricketer
26 November –
Ch
Sajjad Ali
was born in
Chakswari
, Mirpur, AJK, Pakistan