Bangladesh wants Pakistan to apologize for 1971 genocide

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Here is a copy of an email I sent to some senior Bangladeshis:

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"Foreign Minister Dipu Moni has sought a formal apology from Pakistan for the genocide and atrocities committed by the Pakistani military in Bangladesh in 1971.

Dipu Moni also called for Pakistan's understanding and recognition of Bangladesh's position on a resolution of outstanding issues, including repatriation of stranded Pakistanis, division of assets and war reparations."

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1. What is more important than an official apology issued by the government of Pakistan or its legislature, is the division of assets and war reparations which Pakistan owes Bangladesh. Bangladesh is a poor country with bellies to feed and it is politicians duty to obtain money which is owed to us.

More importantly it is a moral and legal obligation for the Bangladeshi government to pursue this.

2. Pakistani nationalists, especially on the internet, have gone hysterical and falsely claimed that an issue has been apologized by Musharraf.

Musharraf merely expressed "regrets".

"The excesses during that unfortunate period are regrettable.", Musharraf whilst president of Pakistan.

The wording was vague and does not mentioned who commited the excesses and who the victims were.

3. All Bangladeshi parties including the BNP and AL need to unite on this.

Unfortunately the BNP are full of pro-Pakistan traitors and Jamat i Islami are in reality a Pakistani party and not a Bangladeshi party and hate the existence of Bangladesh.

So political unity may not be possible, but a social, intellectual unity of the overwhelming mass of Bangladeshi society which compels either party to adopt the same stance is possible.

a: The division of assets and war reparations must be mentioned in every senior bi-lateral Pakistan-Bangladesh meeting.

b: Bangladesh should also raise this issue with allies such as America, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, the GCC who even if they remain neutral will at least be aware of the situation. The OIC has intervened in the past in Bangladesh-Pakistan relations by calling for the repatriation of

Urdu-speaking Biharis from Bangladesh to Pakistan, something which Pakistan stopped from happening.

Sindhi nationalists did not want more Urdu-speakers in Sindh/Karachi.

c: America was involved in the 1971 genocide by supporting and arming Pakistan, as a party active in the genocide which has now admitted its fault it should seek to make amends. America funds Pakistan and gives it billions and billions of aid to this poor failed state, it should exert pressure on this state to solve this issue.

America invades whole countries on the basis of supposed "morality", as an active party to the 1971 genocide.

Once division of assets and reparations are resolved, then and then only should Bangladesh and Pakistan have full relations, since anything else means Pakistan does not care about the genocide it commited in 1971.

I would welcome positive relations between Bangladesh and Pakistan, once Pakistan tries to make up for its crimes.

However I do not believe the Pakistan army or regime care, as they are repeating their behaviour in Balochistan and Pakhtunkhwa.

I would encourage Imran Khan to implement the policies I have suggested, and I believe that unlike the Pakistani army or feudals

He is an honourable man of decency.

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Bangladesh should also raise this issue with allies such as America, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, the GCC who even if they remain neutral will at least be aware of the situation. The OIC has intervened in the past in Bangladesh-Pakistan relations by calling for the repatriation of





Bangladesh and Turkey are allies.



Former Turkish prime minister Bulent Ecevit studied and spoke Bengali fluently.

Turkey and Pakistan have had differences.

1. Turkey supported the Northern Alliance including Uzbek Turk, Dostum, in Afghanistan against Pakistani-sponsored Taliban forces, in what the Pakistani regime consider its 5th province and backyard.

2. Turkish business firms have sued Pakistani firms for failure of payment.

3. A Turkish organization which provided "female companions" (prostitutes) for Pakistani politicians during Pakistani president Zardari's visit to Turkey took the Pakistani regime to court for failure of payment or these "services".

A Turkish court has ordered Pakistani authorities to pay USD 8,000 to five women who were hired as "guides" during President Asif Ali Zardari's visit to that country in 2008 but were never paid for their services, a media report said here on Friday.

The court ordered the Pakistani consulate in Istanbul to pay the amount to the women who were hired through a travel agency to "facilitate the entourage" during Zardari's visit, 'The News' daily reported.

Payment was later refused to the women, sparking a legal battle which was settled after the recent court order

Read more at: http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/pa...uides-35202&cp

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Saudi Arabia is a good friend of Bangladesh as are the other GCC states.

Many Pakistani nationalists hate and abuse Saudi Arabia accusing it of being a negative influence in the country, Pakistani Shias in particular hate Saudi Arabia.

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Muslim brother countries must help Bangladesh to secure justice.



America helped Pakistan to commit genocide in 1971 so must redeem itself by using its considerable financial influence on the Pakistani regime to pay reparations to Bangladesh and a fair division of assets.



Imran Khan, a patriotic Pakistani whose political influence and support is rising. He may one day face American, Saudi, Turkish and pan-Muslim pressure for Pakistan to apologize.