On March 25, 1971, the Pakistani Army launched “Operation Searchlight.” It should have been a blitzkrieg. It became a genocide.
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The Bangladesh Genocide. 4. 1970, Year of Decision
Elections were postponed due to natural disasters. When they were finally held, they determined an unsolvable crisis in Pakistan.
The Bangladesh Genocide. 3. Cracking Down on Bengali Leaders
Between 1967 and 1969, General Ayub Khan’s regime tried to destroy the political leadership of East Pakistan. It failed, but created further unrest.
The Bangladesh Genocide. 2. The Language Riots
Eastern Pakistanis wanted Bengali acknowledged as one of Pakistan’s national language. After years of bloody repression, they won their battle in 1956.
The Bangladesh Genocide. 1. In Search of “East Pakistan”
The creation of Pakistan in 1947 as a strange state consisting of two non-contiguous parts prepared the way for the genocide.
USCIRF: Pakistan Exports Persecution of Ahmadis Abroad
In a new factsheet, the U.S. commission documents how the Ahmadiyya Community is also persecuted in Algeria and Malaysia.
Forced Conversion Law Rejected in Pakistan: Democracy’s Bitter Winter
The statute would have put a halt to the practice of kidnapping, converting to Islam, and marrying to Muslim men young Hindu and Christian girls.
Pakistan: Christian Girl of 14 “Magically” Turns 19 and Is Converted to Islam
In yet another case where conversion of a minor was condoned, the Court of Lahore accepted at face value the age on the marriage certificate.
Pakistan: Hindus Beaten, Tortured for Getting Water from Mosque
The incident happened in the Rahim Yar Khan area, notorious for violence against religious minorities. Members from a Hindu family were beaten and tortured.
The Persecution of the Ahmadis in Pakistan. 5. Why Ahmadis Cannot Vote
A perverse mechanism prevents members of the persecuted religion from voting, excluding them from the democratic process.