Please read this statement of a Pakistani retired Colonel ...!
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From: Riaz Jafri <jafri@rifiela.com>
Dear Shazia:
Since you addressed your post to me, I am obliged to respond.
Firstly, about your saying "do good at this age". What do you mean at this age? Lady, though I am 82 yet am quite 'young' looking and by the Grace of Allah (SWT) much fitter than many half my age. Those who know me will bear me out on this count, or, you can Google my image (Col. Riaz Jafri (Retd)) to see it for yourself. Next, I don't have to do good at this age ONLY. Allah be praised HE helped me ALL my life to do good whatever little I could.
Next, you asked me to tell you what did we people do in 1971. It is a long story to tell. A story entirely different to what the Indian influenced hostile media fed to the world and many gullible and prone to suspicion in Pakistan too accepted it blindly. Probably, I wrote it earlier on some forum that I was GSO-1 (Principal Staff Officer) to late Gen Rao Farman Ali, who was incharge Martial Law Civil Affairs (running the entire civil administration of East Pakistan). Chief Secretary Muzzafar Hussain had to go through me to see Gen. Farman or Governor Tikka Khan. Believe you me, I am as such witness to many an historic event and privy to some inside stories including that of ZAB. Someone has questioned on this forum as to why don't we discuss the atrocities, killings and burying alive of the West Pakistanis and Biharis also on the forum? (900 Biharis were stoked alive to the Railway Engines' fire at Santhar Railway Station) Do you have any idea as to what happened to some of the West Pakistani officers and their families in East Pakistan? These officers were posted to East Pakistan Rifles (sort of Rangers there), various East Pakistan Regiments stationed in 1971 then, East Pakistan Regimental Centre at Chittagong, Cadet College Faujdar Ghat, Peelkhana Dacca etc. They were almost all massacred in the most unimaginable and inhumane manner. Some of the walls of the rooms were seen splattered with the blood of the children's head smashed against them. People were buried in the ground with only the heads protruding out on which the Muktis spat, urinated and finally stoned them to death. Women were paraded stark naked forced to keep standing in large cages where they tried (unsuccessfully) to hide their bodies with their hair. The tales are too horrific to continue.
And most of us on the forum only remember the 2 million Bengali women to have been raped by the West Pakistani soldiers!! As if Pak Army had nothing else to do. A figure impossible to achieve under the given circumstances and period. What an irony?!!
And, what is more astonishing is that some of us are writing on the forum that the same is being repeated in Balochistan now !! Can any body in his real senses imagine it happening in Baluchistan? Are we people aware of the strong tribal traditions (honour killing etc.) of Baluchis and Pushtoon in this regard? Can they allow such a thing to happen to their womenfolk in their midst? Please ask a Baluchi before you hurt their feelings by uttering such nonsense that could such a thing ever happen in their area?
Again, if some of us are bent upon maligning the army, I have a simple question for them. Agreed, it happened in erstwhile East Pakistan as it was a military regime then and it looked the other way when it all happened. But now that we have a duly elected democratic government, why doesn't it stop the genocide and the rape and what not happening in Baluchistan? If the army and agencies are involved in such inhuman activities the government should order them to stop it. So simple. If not, is the government also party to it, in which case it MUST also be maligned and blamed for it. Why only the army and the agencies?
Finally, let me tell you all what I heard Maj Nawaz of 4 Baluch on 19 September 1965 while yelling at his men. I happened to be with him - don't ask me how and why - in his bunker at the BRB when the field telephone rang up. There was a soldier on the other end who informed him that he had spotted some Indians moving towards Lahore on his right. Maj Nawaz yelled at the top of his voice," Oye Roko unko. Woh Lahore nahin jaa rahey. Woh hamari maan ki tarf jaa rahey hein. Woh tumahri banan ki taraf jaa rahey hein. Roko unko". Maj Nawaz is dead now, but he must be turning in his grave that some of us think that his men are raping their own sisters and mothers in Baluchistan !!!!!
Col. Riaz Jafri (Retd)
----- Original Message -----From: Shazia Nawaz
Col sahib:do good at this age and tell us what did you guys do in 1971?and do you regret it?
Sent from Shazia's 4G magical iPhone.
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