Events

• Widespread chaos and military crackdown in East Pakistan following the failure to recognize the elected majority party Awami League.
• Guerrillas (Mukti Bahini) start the Bangladesh Liberation War in East Pakistan.
• India aids the rebels and enters the war in the first week of December and inflicts a crushing defeat on Pakistan Military in just a fortnight, thus creating the state of Bangladesh.

Births

• 2 January - Aamer Nazir, cricketer

See also

• 1970 in Pakistan
• Other events of 1971
• 1972 in Pakistan
• Timeline of Pakistani history