#VijayDiwas: Celebrating victory over Indo-Pak war; Army officers and Jawans pay tributes in Mumbai

Mumbai, December 16: Celebrating the true spirit of our Indian Army today when our bravehearts effortlessly laid their lives back in 1971 Indo-Pak war. Army officers and Jawans paid tributes at Army Garrison Ground in Colaba to the soldiers who sacrificed their lives.

 

India marks 16 December as Vijay Diwas (Victory Day) to mark its military win over Pakistan in the 1971 war. On this day in 1971, Lt General AAK Niazi, then the Governor of East Pakistan signed the instrument of surrender to the allied forces (of the Indian Army and East Pakistan’s Mukti Bahini) led by Lt General Jagjit Singh Aurora.

As a result of this unconditional and unilateral surrender, East Pakistan was liberated and the new nation of Bangladesh was formed. The surrender was signed at Ramna Race Course in Dhaka, where Mujibur Rehman delivered his historic speech on 7th of March and virtually declared the region’s independence from Pakistan.

On this day, 45 years ago, 93,000 members of Pakistani troops raised white flags and surrendered to Indian Army and Mukti Bahini, calling an end to the Indo-Pak war of 1971. This conflict was a result of the Bangladesh Liberation war, when Bangladesh (then East Pakistan) was fighting to seek freedom from (West) Pakistan.