When did Pakistani soldiers surrender?

December 16, 1971
India declared victory over Pakistan on December 16, 1971, after the Pakistani armed forces surrendered. Since then, this day has been commemorated as Vijay Diwas to remember the sacrifices of defence forces. The 1971 war not only liberated Bangladesh, but it also dealt Pakistan a crushing blow.

Was Bangladesh a part of Pakistan?

Bangladesh (East-Pakistan) was part of Pakistan from 1947 to 1971.

Is Pakistan surrendering all its armed forces in Bangladesh?

The PAKISTAN Eastern Command agree to surrender all PAKISTAN Armed Forces in BANGLA DESH to Lieutenant-General JAGJIT SINGH AURORA, General Officer Commanding in Chief of Indian and BANGLA DESH forces in the Eastern Theatre. This surrender includes all PAKISTAN land, air and naval forces as also all para-military forces and civil armed forces.

Did Pakistan surrender 93000 soldiers to India in 1971 war?

To this day popular imagination and rhetoric is that 93,000 soldiers of Pakistan surrendered to victorious India and were taken as POWs (Prisoners of War). But the funny thing is: Pakistan, in December 1971, could not have more than 45,000 soldiers on ground in former east-Pakistan. So where the magical figure of 93,000 came from?

Who was the Indian general who surrendered in the Bangladesh War?

Lieutenant-General A A K Niazi, Martial Law Administrator of East Pakistan, surrendered to Lieutenant General Jagjit Singh Aurora, Joint Commander of Indian and Bangladeshi Forces. Air Commodore A. K. Khandker, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Bangladesh Forces, represented the Provisional Government of Bangladesh at the surrender.

How did India defeat Pakistan in 1965 war?

She ordered an invasion of Bangladesh and soon they had overwhelmed the Pakistan army. There was also some fighting on the Indian border with West Pakistan. The Indian army was massive and soon had forced the Pakistan army to surrender, in total it is estimated that almost 100,000 Pakistani soldiers were captured.