Despite of a common struggle and common ideology for the creation of Pakistan, the separation of East and West by 1000 miles led by tragic incidents and the consistent conspiracies by their common hidden enemies forced the two to go their own separate ways. It is an establish fact that without any interference from India, which is considered to be the main villain and Pakistan’s number one enemy had full participation in the events which culminated to fall of Dhaka. Before this dreadful event took place, alongside with it the extremists on both sides spearheaded the political thinking which had to be fallen apart. Those in the West believed that East Pakistan was quite different from them both ethnologically and linguistically. They thought that East would get out eventually and the apprehension that without the West she would not be able to survive which practically proved wrong. Those in the East thought that it was the west that earned bulk of the foreign exchange and that it is at her cost that economy of the West had been built. This ideology lead to the belief that they can very well look after themselves and it was really a turning point for eastern and western wings of Pakistan.

16 December 1971 is the darkest day in our history which reminds us the colossal loss of the fall of Dhaka where All-India Muslim League — mother party of the Muslim freedom movement — was given birth by Bengali Muslim leaders (1906).  In March 1940, All India Muslim League leadership put up its idea for self-governance for Muslims of India through a resolution a sequence of Pakistan movement that was moved by Bengal Maulvi Fazlul Haq.

16 December is a national holiday of Bangladesh with celebration and commemoration the victory of the Bangladesh forces over the Pakistani forces in the Bangladesh Liberation War. On this day Pakistani troops laid down their arms and surrendered to India accepting the secession of East Pakistan. The lives of hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians were lost. The creation of Bangladesh is one of the most sensitive and indeed an unforgettable chapter in the history of Pakistan. While the trauma of partition may now be behind us, the stories of that bitter past still hunt our memoirs among anyone who lived through that era. On this day 49 years ago, Pakistan lost half of its country, its forces in the East, had to publicly surrender. It was also the largest military surrender after World War II.

The war started when Pakistan launched air strikes on 11 Indian airbases. It was perhaps the first time in which India's all three forces fought in unison. India quickly responded to Pakistan Army's movements in the west and captured around 15,010 kilometers of Pakistan territory.

The war ended after the chief of the Pakistani Forces General Niazi, along with 93,000 troops, surrendered before Indian Army to avoid further bloodshed. The war lasted for just 13 days, and is one of the shortest wars in history. The military confrontation between India and Pakistan occurred from 3 December 1971 up to the fall of Dhaka.  conflict was a result of the Bangladesh Liberation war, when Bangladesh (then East Pakistan) was fighting to seek freedom from (West) Pakistan. In 1971, Pakistani Army began to commit the barbaric genocide on innocent Bengali population, particularly the minority Hindu population in East Pakistan.

As the war intensified, the former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi decided to take action against Pakistan. She ordered Indian Army Chief to launch offensive against Pakistan following which India launched a full-scale war against its neighbor. Initially she was reluctant to launch a full-scale war against Pakistan as the country was already facing the burden due to the continuous flow of refugees from East Pakistan and entering a war meant inviting more burden.

She also appealed to world leaders to intervene and pressurize Pakistan to stop its brutalities but India did not have much time and had advantage of the then circumstances. On 6 December, she announced in Parliament that India had accorded recognition to the Bangladesh Government. On 2 August 1972, India and Pakistan signed the Simla Agreement under which the former agreed to release all the 93,000 Pakistani prisoners of war was sequence of it.

The surrender in East Pakistan was major blow to the nation. By the act of surrender, the image of West Pakistanis and East Pakistanis as part of efficient and excellent fighting force stood shattered.  It was the climax and aftermath result of the 24 years of neglect, jealousy and treachery involving different factors and huge egos of political and military actors. What happened on the 16 December 1971 is the reminder of the past blunders of those who were running the helms of affairs at that time. However, the way it has happened is appalling and is something that could have been avoided the bloodshed and loss of valuable and precious human life on both sides.