Immediate Implications of the Seperation We lost a nation that was so sincere to us, that bled with us in the creation

of Pakistan. But did we just lose that, or something much more thatn that? We lost a lot more than mere land , territorial sanctity and resources. 90,000 of our troops under General Niazi surrendered to India. Ione of the worlds bravest, strongest and daring army laid down their weapons in front of our biggest enemy on 16th Decenber, 1971 and was termed The Fall of Dhakka. With this, the Pakistan armys reputation and pride worldwide faced a shameful defeat. On top of that, the prisoners of war that India now had was a bargaining chip that India used to force its demands on us. However, thanks to the diplomatic ingenuity of Bhutto, that the only significant outcome in Simla Conference between Bhutto and Mrs Indira Gandhi was the release of prisoners of war in exchange for perpetually mutual peace. Another loss with the seperation of East Pakistan was the government revenue. Pakistans export earnings were significantly reduced because jute was the main exporting item that was produced in East Pakistan. Furthermore, the tax revenues were significantly reduced because 55% of Pakistans population was not part of Pakistan anymore. Another loss wa to Pakistans integrity and reputation worldwide. Pakistan was believed to be the homeland for the Muslims of South Asia, so with the division of Pakistan, its image was partially damaged. Lastly, during the period of civil war in Pakistan, Bhutto went on a diplomatic mission to the UNO to ask for their help in taking control of the civil war. When the talks failed, Bhutto tore the UN resolution to the Indo-Pak war and made a fiery speech saying So what if Dhakka falls? We will build a new Pakistan, we will build a better Pakistan, we will fight for a thousand years. This put an end to the foreign aid that Pakistan was receiving from the US since creation and development of Pakistan slowed as the foreign aid stopped.

How could the Partition have been prevented?

Urdu was made the national language on grounds of understandability and unity among the different cultures but naturally it was an offence to Bengalis since they comprised the majority of the population. So just for their appeasement, their national dress(dhoti-kurta) should have been made the national dress of Pakistan. If half of Pakistani budget was given to defence, only because the West Pakistan was under threat by India, we should have given the other half or atleast a larger chunk of the remaining budget to the development of East Pakistan instead of focusing all the developmental projects in West Pakistan, especially because it was the Bengali land that was more rural in nature and yet was producing the largest export of Jute for Pakistan. Even the tax revenue was the largest in East Pakistan. East Pakistan had a majority population (55% of the total population of Pakistan) and it was a breeding ground for legendary politicians of pre-partition era of the Muslim League, so they should have been allowed their higher share in the governance and politics of Pakistan rather than the West Pakistans justification of injustice to the East Pakistan under the one-unit scheme, which gave West Pakistan parity with the East Pakistan. During the Mughal Rule, Bengal was left underdeveloped because it was seen as a highly flood-prone area. During the British Raj, Bengal was left underdeveloped because the Bengalis were seen as an enthusiastic and fanatic nation that they could not trust with development. When Pakistan came into existence, Bengalis made the largest sacrifice and we rewarded them with injustice, operation and discrimination. For such an unlucky nation, it is safe to say that one should be extremely amazed at Bengalis now having a country of their own, which is quite prosperous and functional.