Operation Searchlight

GPTKB entity

Statements (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:India
gptkbp:aftermath gptkb:Community_Center
gptkb:Bangladesh_independence
gptkb:war
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:1971_Bangladesh_genocide
gptkb:Operation_Polka
Operation Searchlight's aftermath
gptkbp:date March 25, 1971
gptkbp:duration approximately nine months
gptkbp:established gptkb:Pakistan_Army
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Bangladesh_Liberation_War
gptkbp:historical_significance highlighted human rights violations
influenced international law regarding genocide
led to the establishment of Bangladesh
remains a controversial topic in Pakistan
shaped global human rights discourse
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Operation Searchlight
gptkbp:influenced international relations in the region
Bangladesh's national identity
political landscape of South Asia
gptkbp:is_aimed_at suppress independence movement
gptkbp:is_characterized_by gptkb:Detective
destruction of property
forced disappearances
sexual violence
brutality
mass arrests
targeted killings
systematic violence
gptkbp:is_described_as gptkb:Detective
gptkbp:is_documented_in gptkb:human_rights_organizations
gptkbp:is_involved_in gptkb:aircraft
air strikes
ground troops
artillery bombardment
gptkbp:led_to international condemnation
gptkbp:location gptkb:East_Pakistan
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:General_A._A._K._Niazi
gptkb:General_Tikka_Khan
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Bangladesh_Liberation_War
gptkbp:resulted_in gptkb:legal_case
displacement of people
gptkbp:targets Bengali population