Regarding Indo-Pak war in 1971, it is well known that 90 thousand Pakistan army soldiers surrendered in East Pakistan. Although the Pakistani army fought bravely in difficult conditions in the 1971 war, Indian Field Marshal Sam Maneksha himself admitted that the Pakistan Army fought bravely in East Pakistan but the conditions were not favorable for them. On the other hand, the surrender of 90 thousand soldiers is also a big fallacy. In this regard, Sharmila Bose, the granddaughter of India’s national leader Subhash Chandra Bose, who teaches at Oxford University, writes in her book “Dead reckoning” that all are the misconceptions about the surrender of 93,000 soldiers in the 1971. Even India does not have accurate data. She further writes that in March 1971, the total number of West Pakistan soldiers in East Pakistan was 12 thousand. According to Commander Eastern Command Lieutenant General AA Niazi, they had a total of 34,000 soldiers. If police, civil officers, staff, women and children are included among those who surrendered, then this number can reach 93 thousand. However, laying down arms of 93,000 soldiers is based on sheer lies. While in reality the Pakistani soldiers fought bravely despite the superiority of the enemy in both numbers and firepower, including the defensive actions by Major Muhammad Akram, the martyrdom of Major Shabir Sharif, the martyrdom of Lance Naik Muhammad Mahfouz and Sawar Muhammad Hussain. The bravery of the martyrs is an example of the bravery of the Pakistani army.

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