Bangladesh shocks close ally Pakistan, as Yunus govt demands public apology from Islamabad for…., seeks compensation of Rs 36000 crore due to…

Bangladesh sought a public apology from Pakistan over the 1971 atrocities as the 2 international locations held their first international secretary-diploma talks in 15 years as the 2 international locations sat down at Foreign Office Consultation (FOC) meet. Bangladesh raised ‘traditionally unresolved points’ and also requested Pakistan to pay USD 4.3 billion (roughly Rs 36000 crore) as its portion from the mixed sources at the time when East Pakistan gash up from Pakistan in 1971 to originate an objective Bangladesh.

The Foreign Office Consultation (FOC) between Bangladesh Foreign Secretary Jashim Uddin along with his visiting Pakistani counterpart Amna Baloch takes spot days before Pakistan’s Deputy Top Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar’s talk to to Dhaka on April 27 and 28.

“Now we recognize raised the traditionally unresolved points with Pakistan,” Uddin mentioned after the FOC.

He mentioned the points incorporated “the repatriation of stranded Pakistanis, equitable distribution of undivided sources, transfer of international abet funds despatched for the victims of the 1970 cyclone, and a formal public apology for the genocide dedicated by the then Pakistani navy in 1971”.

“We mentioned that is the shapely time to settle the historical unsettled points,” the Bangladesh international secretary mentioned, including these points wished to be resolved for having a “sturdy foundation of our family participants” for mutual advantages and pursuits.

Requested what was once the Pakistani facet’s response to the resolution, Uddin mentioned they'd prefer to “stay engaged” with a traipse outlook to focus on the unsettled direct in future.

After the talks, held at enlighten guest home Padma, Baloch known as on Bangladesh’s intervening time government Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus and Foreign Affairs Adviser Touhid Hossain individually.

The talks come amid a thaw between the 2 international locations after the ouster of Sheikh Hasina in August closing year.

The Yunus-led intervening time government appears to be enjoying down the characteristic of Hasina’s father Mujibur Rehman in the liberation of Bangladesh in 1971. The Indian Military took over 90,000 Pakistan infantrymen as prisoners in that battle.

In step with the international secretary, Dhaka also requested Pakistan to pay the unpaid USD 200 million international donation for victims of the then East Pakistan after the 1970’s cyclone.

Requested if the money devaluation over the a long time was once taken into consideration in quoting the portions, the international secretary mentioned the difficulty was once shapely tabled all the intention in which by the FOC and the small print are anticipated to return up all the intention in which by the following talks.

The international secretary mentioned the FOC fastened April 27 and 28 for Pakistan’s Deputy Top Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar’s deliberate Bangladesh talk to.

When requested if Dhaka was once now leaning against Islamabad in contrast to its perceived tilt against New Delhi earlier, Uddin mentioned, Bangladesh supposed to fabricate a relation with Pakistan on the premise of “mutual recognize” and “mutual earnings”, and it was once no longer a subject of tilting against any particular nation.

(With Agency inputs)