Hamoodur Rahman Commission Report. The War Inquiry Commission was appointed by the President of Pakistan in December In its secret report, never. Hamoodur Rahman Commission Report The War Inquiry Commission was appointed by the President of Pakistan in December In its secret report, never. Hamoodur Rahman Commission is probably the only postwar inquiry commission authorized by the Pakistani government that inquired and submitted report on.
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According to the Commission General Mustafa’s offensive plan aimed at the capture of the Indian position of Ramgarh in the Rajasthan area Western Front was militarily unsound and haphazardly planned, and its execution resulted in severe loss of vehicles and equipment in the desert. An explanation was called from the Commanding Officer, Brigadier, Saghir Hussain and he has denied the allegation stating that all the personnel, barring a few who had either deserted or did not return from leave, were safely evacuated to West Pakistan under arrangements of Eastern Command, and they were later repatriated to Bangladesh along with other East Pakistani personnel.
When asked about his weakness for the fair sex, he replied, “I say no. According to the Bangladesh authorities, the Pakistan Army was responsible for killing three million Bengalis and rapingEast Pakistani women.
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The informant should also state whether he will be willing to appear before the Commission. Families of West Pakistani officials in East Pakistan were subjected to inhumane treatment by their Bengali colleagues. In the situation that developed after the military action of the 25th of Marchthe commissionn administration in East Pakistan practically came to a standstill, and the burden of running the Province fell heavily upon the Army Officers.
Similar allegations have also been made before the Commission regarding the disarming of East Pakistani personnel of 29 Cavalry at Rangpur, although the number of persons said to have been killed is mentioned as being only two officers and 30 other ranks.
The Commission feels that sufficient evidence is now available in Pakistan for a fruitful inquiry to be undertaken in this regard.
Harvard University Press, Shah. Army personnel acted under the influence of revenge and anger during the military operation. The arbitrary methods adopted by the Martial Law Administration in dealing with respectable citizens of East Pakistan and their sudden disappearances made the situation worse.
The refusal of Gen. Leaders Bangladesh Military M. Offences in relation to the enemy and not punishable with death.
Mujibur Rahman on the one hand and political leaders from West Pakistan on the other. Now share the story Too bad. Retrieved 25 August Rahim Khan at the time of his evacuation from Dacca on the morning of the 16th of December to meet the expenses en route which may be required not only repport Maj.
Farman Ali has stated that he cannot say anything as to what happened after repoort came away from the headquarters but he thinks that no further action was taken. About the use of excessive force on the night between the 25th and 26th Marchwe have a statement from Brigadier Shah Abdul Qasim witness No.
We regret we cannot regard the reply given by Maj.
An editorial entitled, ” Gen Agha Mohammad Yahya Khan – 4 ” written by Ardeshir Cowasjee on the basis of the Hamoodur Rahman Commission Report, demonstrated that “three men principally had been responsible for the loss, at the end of hamokd, of half of Jinnah’s Pakistan— end of story.
General Niazi could have opted not to surrender if he thought that he had the capability of defending Dhaka.
Riding the Roller Coaster. Hamoodur Rahman Commission Report Chapter 3 Professional Responsibilities of Certain Senior Army Rauman In Chapters 1, 2 and 5 of Part 5 of the main report we have dealt with the moral and disciplinary aspects of the events and causes leading to the defeat of the Pakistan Army in the war, and have also touched upon the individual responsibility of certain senior officers.
The Commission can if necessary even issue warrants to secure the attendance of any person unless he is otherwise exempted by law from personal appearance before a Court.
Naeem Witness No CO of 39 Baluch that “innocent people were killed by us during sweep operations and it created estrangement amongst the public. The detailed accounts which have been given 86 before the commission by those who had the misfortune of witnessing these events, leave no doubt that Lt.
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Aziz Ahmad Khan Witness No. He then abandoned Thakurgaon between 28th and 30th of November without offering any resistance to the enemy. The evidence before the Commission in respect of these allegations is obviously not conclusive. We propose finally to wind up this supplement by making the recommendations. Hannan Abu Sayeed Chowdhury. Niazi unfortunately came to acquire a bad reputation in sex matters, and this reputation has been consistent during his postings in Sialkot, Lahore and East Pakistan.
It was only when the general found himself gradually being encircled by the enemy which had successfully managed to bypass his fortresses and reached FaridpurKhulna, Daudkandi and Chandpur the shortest route to Dacca that he began to make frantic efforts to get the troops back for the defence of Dacca.
However, the significance of this international situation was unfortunately completely lost on Gen Yahya Khan and his associates. The surrender in East Pakistan had been a tragic blow to the nation and had caused, not only dismemberment of Pakistan, but also shattered the image of Pakistan Army as an efficient and excellent fighting force. Political Affairsand from the latter date to the 14th of December he worked as Adviser to the Governor of East Pakistan, ceasing to hold this appointment on the resignation of Dr.
Finally, there was also the 87 unfortunate overriding factor of a long and inherited hamoof of reporg obedience and loyalty to the superior Commander rahmaj prevented most of these Officers from questioning the soundness of the critical decisions and actions taken by the High Command, including the final act of surrender.
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In these circumstances, these newly elected representatives did not have any authority to speak on behalf of the people. In this context we also referred to hzmood message which was handed over by Major General Farman Ali to Mr. Gen Niazi and some of his subordinate Martial Hamoood Administrators have no doubt claimed that they allowed full liberty of action to the civilian officials at various levels, but even they have conceded that in the peculiar situation prevailing in East Pakistan after the military action repor Army necessarily continued to be deeply concerned with the maintenance of law and order, the restoration of communications and the revival of economic activity in the Province.
We have also described the painful events leading to the ultimate surrender of such a large body of men and materials to the Indian Army repot juncture when, by all accounts, the Pakistan Army was still able to put up resistance for anything up to two weeks or more. I have been doing Martial Law duties. Gen Niazi, whose remarks on the very first day of his taking over command from Lt.