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Back in the early 1970’s Pakistan, as a nation, existed in two geographically separated parts, West Pakistan and East Pakistan. The people of West Pakistan, where the capital was located, were different ethnically from the people of East Pakistan. West Pakistan bordered India on the West and East Pakistan bordered India on the East. The two parts were separated geographically by a large territory belonging to India.

The East Pakistanis wanted independence because they felt they weren’t being treated fairly economically and otherwise. The dictator of West Pakistan, at that time, decided to teach the East Pakistanis a lesson and sent his troops who raped, killed, and slaughtered scores of defenseless civilians. Many civilians from East Pakistan poured into neighboring India eventually bringing India into the war. India soundly and rightly defeated West Pakistan and West Pakistan became what is known today as the nation of Bangladesh.

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