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Pakistan Army was trained and equipped as much as the Indian Army but they lost the war because they lacked character, said Lt Colonel (Retd) Quazi Sajjad Ali Zahir, a decorated Mukti Yodha today, claiming that then Pakistani Army Commander was involved in the prostitution business.
The 'Swarnim Vijay Gatha' event will be held at Victoria Memorial, Kolkata on Thursday to culminate the celebrations of 'Swarnim Vijay Varsh', an event to commemorate the glorious victory of the country in the 1971 war, said a press statement from the Ministry of Defence.
Jagdamba ki Jai Ho! Those were the words spoken during the 1971 India-Pakistan war by a wounded yet determined and courageous 2nd Lt Arun Khetrapal, when he went on to destroy Pakistani battle tanks, undeterred by the injuries he had sustained.
The Border Security Force (BSF) and the Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) have been jointly organising a series of events to mark the 50th Year of Independence of Bangladesh and to showcase BSF's contribution in the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War.
Some wars never get over, especially those where people build up a narrative that is based on half-truths to build up personalities.