What was the Instrument of Surrender in the Bangladesh Liberation War?
Q: What was the Instrument of Surrender in the Bangladesh Liberation War?
A: The Instrument of Surrender was a written agreement that enabled the surrender of the Pakistan Armed Forces in the Bangladesh Liberation War.
Q: When did the surrender take place?
A: The surrender took place on December 16, 1971.
Q: Who signed the Instrument of Surrender?
A: Lieutenant-General A A K Niazi, joint commander of the Pakistan Armed Forces in East Pakistan, and Lieutenant General Jagjit Singh Aurora, joint commander of the Bangladesh-India Allied Forces, signed the instrument.
Q: Where did the surrender take place?
A: The surrender took place at the Ramna Race Course in Dacca.
Q: Who acted as witnesses to the surrender?
A: Air Commodore A. K. Khandker, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Bangladesh Armed Forces, and Lieutenant General J F R Jacob of the Indian Eastern Command, acted as witnesses to the surrender.
Q: How many Pakistani troops and officials were taken as prisoners-of-war by the Indian Army?
A: Around 93,000 Pakistani troops and officials were taken as prisoners-of-war by the Indian Army.
Q: When were the Pakistani troops and officials repatriated?
A: They were later repatriated in 1973 under the terms of the Delhi Agreement.
