Agha Muhammad Yahya Khan25 March 1971
Yahya Khan's military government begins Operation Searchlight against Bengali nationalist forces in East Pakistan.
Pakistan · Warfare / Indian Wars. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Yahya Khan's military government begins Operation Searchlight against Bengali nationalist forces in East Pakistan.
Tikka Khan commands Pakistan's Eastern Command when Operation Searchlight begins in Dhaka.
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