1971 in Pakistan
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Events from the year 1971 in Pakistan.
Incumbents
=Federal government=
- President: Yahya Khan (until 20 December), Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (starting 20 December)
- Prime Minister: Nurul Amin (starting 7 December and ending 20 December)
- Chief Justice: Hamoodur Rahman
=Governors=
- Governor of Balochistan: Riaz Hussain (until 25 December); Ghous Bakhsh Raisani (starting 25 December)
- Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: K.M. Azhar Khan (until 25 December); Hayat Sherpao (starting 25 December)
- Governor of Punjab: Attiqur Rahman (until 25 December); Ghulam Mustafa Khar (starting 25 December)
- Governor of Sindh: Rahman Gul (until 20 December); Mumtaz Bhutto (starting 20 December)
Events
- The non-cooperation movement in East Pakistan from 1 March to 25 March.
- Widespread chaos and military crackdown in East Pakistan following the failure to recognize the elected majority party Awami League.
- Guerrillas (Mukti Bahini) start the Bangladesh Liberation War in East Pakistan.
- India aids the rebels and invaded East Pakistan begins 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.
- December 3 - Pakistan launches Operation Chengiz Khan{{cite news |title=1971 Indo-Pakistan War: 13-day war which ended with the world's largest surrender of military personnel |url=https://www.wionews.com/india-news/1971-indo-pakistan-war-13-day-war-which-ended-with-the-worlds-largest-surrender-of-military-personnel-670262 |access-date=23 February 2024 |work=WION |date=16 December 2023 |language=en-us}}
- December 16 - The Pakistan army surrenders to the joint India-Bangladesh command.{{cite book |last1=Chitkara |first1=M. G. |title=Nuclear Pakistan |date=1996 |publisher=APH Publishing |isbn=978-81-7024-767-8 |page=146 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=i8H2pAlDIKIC |access-date=23 February 2024 |language=en}}
Births
- 2 January – Aamer Nazir, cricketer
See also
References
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