LAHORE: (Monday, December 24, 2012): Punjab University Centre for South Asian Studies (CSAS) in collaboration with Department of Political Science organized a seminar on “Dismemberment of Pakistan December 16, 1971”. Director CSAS and Chairperson Department of Political Science Prof Dr Umbreen Javaid, former chief justice Mian Mahboob Ahmed, Lt. Gen. Naseer Akhtar, Col Ikramullah Khan, faculty members and a large number of students were present on the occasion. Dr Umbreen in her welcome address said that dismemberment of East Pakistan was the direst incident in Pakistan’s history. “Although much has been said on the issue but new aspects and suggestions should also come to limelight,” she added. Col. Ikramullah Khan said that after the fall of Baghdad, the dismemberment of East Pakistan was the biggest tragedy for the Muslim world. He said that our strategic blunder was the main cause of the great loss to the country. However, he said, it was the most unfortunate that the new generation was not much aware of it. Justice (r) Mian Mahboob Ahmed said that the whole nation including our civil society, bureaucracy, establishment and armed forces were responsible for the most tragic incident in our history. He said that we did not treat East Pakistanis on equal basis. He stated further that unfortunately we were still following the same practices. He stressed that we should change our mindset and our dictatorial attitude to avoid such incidents in future. Gen Naseer Akhtar said that the war was already lost before it started because we were not well equipped. He also expressed that we could never had understood the actual situation. He said that there were only three army divisions in East Pakistan as compared to India’s seven fully equipped divisions. He said we committed many faults that resulted in fall of Dhaka.