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The disintegration of Pakistan and the emergence of Bangladesh in 1971 is the sad story of the Pakistan army generals, the misconceived role as ‘guardian angles’ of national interest. After twelve years of dictatorship, their plan to transfer power to the elected representatives of the people was a dismal failure and resulted in the break-up of Pakistan. The main reason for the failure to transfer power to the elected majority was the stark insincerity of General Yahya Khan, and his cohorts, and the abetment of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto of the Pakistan People’s Party. Together they connived not to submit to the will of the people reflected in the results of the 1970 general elections held in Pakistan. The people of East Pakistan were left with no other choice than to fight for their liberation against the war machine of Pakistan. From his unique personal experience, the late Professor Choudhury described and analyzed the internal and external developments from the day of resignation of Ayub Khan in March 1969 to the fall of Dhaka, and the Liberation of Bangladesh on December 16, 1971.
Jennifer Bennett
Jennifer Bennett acquired her PhD in Population, Health and Development from the Australian National University (ANU), Canberra, preceded by a Masters degree in Social Demography from ANU and a Masters in Strategic Studies from the Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, respectively. She joined the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) as a Research Fellow, heading the Population, Health and Development Unit, followed by being the Director of Population, Environment and Communication Centre (PECC) housed within SDPI. Dr. Bennett worked as a Human Security Consultant at PECC and she had been Editor of the book Scratching the Surface: Democracy, Traditions, Gender (1997). Currently, Dr. Bennett is working as the Programmes Director of World Vision International, Islamabad. Her email: Jennifer_Bennett@wvi.org
G. W. Choudhury
G. W. Choudhury (1926-1997) served as a member of the Pakistan Cabinet from April, 1969 to February, 1971. He was also a member of the three-man committee set up by President Yahya Khan to transfer power to an elected civilian government. This and the fact that he knew the chief protagonists intimately and was with them as the momentous events of 1971 unfolded, gives this book an authenticity not found in other accounts.
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