Sibling Rivalry #10 - An Ignored Verdict

The collision course set by Pakistan's historic 1970 elections, where a massive democratic verdict was violently rejected by the West Pakistan. A devastating cyclone and cynical political manoeuvring led to the eventual launch of the brutal 'Operation Searchlight'. This episode uncovers how a nation was torn apart by its own leaders.Sources - Official History of the 1971 India Pakistan War -- History DivisionMemoirs of Lt. Gen. Gul Hassan Khan - Lt Gen Gul Hasan KhanPakistan’s Foreign Policy 1947-2019 - Abdul SattarA Stranger in my own Country - Maj General Khadim Hussain RajaMemories & Reflections Of A Pakistani Diplomat - Sulltan Muhammad KhanIndia-Pakistan in War & Peace - JN DixitWe've Learnt Nothing from History - Asghanr KhanThe Struggle for Pakistan - Ayesha JalalBhutto - a political biography - Salmaan Taseer