Operation Searchlight

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_operations
gptkbp:aftermath gptkb:Bangladesh_independence
gptkb:war_crimes
gptkb:humanitarian_aid
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:1971_Bangladesh_genocide
gptkb:Operation_Polka
Operation Searchlight's aftermath
gptkbp:characterized_by gptkb:ethnic_cleansing
destruction of property
forced disappearances
sexual violence
brutality
mass arrests
targeted killings
systematic violence
gptkbp:date March 25, 1971
gptkbp:duration approximately nine months
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:initiated_by gptkb:Pakistan_Army
gptkbp:involved gptkb:military_vehicles
air strikes
ground troops
artillery bombardment
gptkbp:is_aimed_at suppress independence movement
gptkbp:is_described_as gptkb:Holocaust
gptkbp:is_documented_in gptkb:human_rights_organizations
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:Assassin
displacement of people
gptkbp:targets Bengali population
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Indo-Pakistani_War_of_1971
gptkb:Indian-Pakistani_War_of_1971
gptkb:India
gptkb:Bangladesh_Liberation_War
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4