Pakistani Instrument of Surrender

December 16, 1971 · Pakistani Instrument of Surrender

General A. A. K. Niazi surrendered the Pakistani forces in East Pakistan to General Jagjit Singh Aurora in Dhaka, creating Bangladesh.

India and Bangladesh

Pakistan

Other

Before and after

Ended
Bangladesh War of Independence March 26 – December 16, 1971
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 December 3–16, 1971

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Pakistani Instrument of Surrender