1971 War Against Pakistan

Just before the 1971 war, Sam Manekshaw, who had become the chief of the Indian Army by then, and Yahya Khan, then the President of Pakistan, found themselves at the forefront of a brewing storm.

The Taliban on Monday mocked Pakistan and warned of a befitting response after the country's interior minister Rana Sanaullah hinted at a possible military operation against the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) hideouts in Afghanistan.

The Indian Navy's 1971 Indo-Pak war veteran Vice Admiral SH Sarma passed away on Monday at the age of 100, his family said.

This year marks the 50th anniversary of India's victory over Pakistan in the 1971 war, which saw the creation of Bangladesh. India declared victory over Pakistan on December 16, 1971, after the Pakistani armed forces surrendered.

India won the direct war against Pakistan in 1971 and it will also win the ongoing indirect war against Pakistan-induced terrorism, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday.

Vijay Diwas is a day to remember Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw who led India to victory in the 1971 war against Pakistan. "You surrender or we wipe you out." was the message given by Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw to Pakistan on December 13, 1971. Read his best known quotes on leadership

All of 48 years and maybe more, the ''Jarpal Queen'', a symbol of India's triumph against Pakistan, travels through the length and breadth of India as a ''war trophy'' of the Indian Army.

The union cabinet today approved an ordinance to amend the Enemy Property Law to guard against claims of succession or transfer of properties left by people who migrated to Pakistan and China after wars in 1962 and 1965. According to the ordinance once a property is deemed as enemy property, no claims of ownership will be entertained, even if class...

A special tribunal dealing with war crimes committed during Bangladesh's independence war against Pakistan in 1971 has sentenced a former lawmaker to death and seven others to life in prison for murder and other crimes.

Bangladesh today asked Pakistan to refrain from interfering in its internal affairs, two days after it expressed "deep concern" over the death penalty given to fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami chief for the war crimes committed during the 1971 Liberation War against Pakistan.

In a last-ditch effort, two top Bangladeshi opposition leaders, set to be executed soon for war crimes committed during the 1971 Liberation War against Pakistan, today sought presidential clemency.

Bangladesh's highest court on Wednesday upheld the death sentences of two opposition leaders convicted for atrocities during the 1971 war of independence against Pakistan, Attorney General Mabubebey Alam said.

Top Jamaat-e-Islami leader Muhammad Qamaruzzaman was hanged on Saturday for committing war crimes and mass killing during Bangladesh's 1971 War of Independence against Pakistan, days after he lost his final bid to overturn his death sentence.

Bangladesh's war crimes court today sentenced a former government minister to hang for rape and genocide during the 1971 independence struggle against Pakistan.

A Bangladesh court today slapped six war crime charges, including genocide, against a senior leader of fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami, a day after the party's second-highest ranked official was sentenced to death for atrocities during the country's 1971 war of independence.

Just before the 1971 war, Sam Manekshaw, who had become the chief of the Indian Army by then, and Yahya Khan, then the President of Pakistan, found themselves at the forefront of a brewing storm.

The Taliban on Monday mocked Pakistan and warned of a befitting response after the country's interior minister Rana Sanaullah hinted at a possible military operation against the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) hideouts in Afghanistan.

The Indian Navy's 1971 Indo-Pak war veteran Vice Admiral SH Sarma passed away on Monday at the age of 100, his family said.

This year marks the 50th anniversary of India's victory over Pakistan in the 1971 war, which saw the creation of Bangladesh. India declared victory over Pakistan on December 16, 1971, after the Pakistani armed forces surrendered.

India won the direct war against Pakistan in 1971 and it will also win the ongoing indirect war against Pakistan-induced terrorism, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday.

Vijay Diwas is a day to remember Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw who led India to victory in the 1971 war against Pakistan. "You surrender or we wipe you out." was the message given by Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw to Pakistan on December 13, 1971. Read his best known quotes on leadership

All of 48 years and maybe more, the ''Jarpal Queen'', a symbol of India's triumph against Pakistan, travels through the length and breadth of India as a ''war trophy'' of the Indian Army.

The union cabinet today approved an ordinance to amend the Enemy Property Law to guard against claims of succession or transfer of properties left by people who migrated to Pakistan and China after wars in 1962 and 1965. According to the ordinance once a property is deemed as enemy property, no claims of ownership will be entertained, even if class...

A special tribunal dealing with war crimes committed during Bangladesh's independence war against Pakistan in 1971 has sentenced a former lawmaker to death and seven others to life in prison for murder and other crimes.

Bangladesh today asked Pakistan to refrain from interfering in its internal affairs, two days after it expressed "deep concern" over the death penalty given to fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami chief for the war crimes committed during the 1971 Liberation War against Pakistan.

In a last-ditch effort, two top Bangladeshi opposition leaders, set to be executed soon for war crimes committed during the 1971 Liberation War against Pakistan, today sought presidential clemency.

Bangladesh's highest court on Wednesday upheld the death sentences of two opposition leaders convicted for atrocities during the 1971 war of independence against Pakistan, Attorney General Mabubebey Alam said.

Top Jamaat-e-Islami leader Muhammad Qamaruzzaman was hanged on Saturday for committing war crimes and mass killing during Bangladesh's 1971 War of Independence against Pakistan, days after he lost his final bid to overturn his death sentence.

Bangladesh's war crimes court today sentenced a former government minister to hang for rape and genocide during the 1971 independence struggle against Pakistan.

A Bangladesh court today slapped six war crime charges, including genocide, against a senior leader of fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami, a day after the party's second-highest ranked official was sentenced to death for atrocities during the country's 1971 war of independence.