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President Yahya Khan instructed the Pakistani Army to quell the riots Empty President Yahya Khan instructed the Pakistani Army to quell the riots

Post by jukido Sun Aug 21, 2011 1:22 am

oke out in Pakistan in 1971 following independence demonstrations in East Pakistan; President Yahya Khan instructed the Pakistani Army to quell the riots, resulting in widespread human rights abuses. President Nixon liked Yahya personally, and credited him for helping to open a channel to China; accordingly, he felt obligated to support him in the struggle.[136] There were limits to how far the U.S. could associate itself with Pakistan, however.[136] American public opinion was concerned with the atrocities[137] and the emigration of over 10 million people into India.[136]
Nixon relayed messages to Yahya, urging him to restrain Pakistani forces.[138] His objective was to prevent a war and safeguard Pakistan's interests, though he feared an Indian invasion of West Pakistan that would lead to Indian domination of the sub-continent and strengthen the position of the Soviet Union,[139] which had rece

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