FO acknowledges ‘outstanding issues’ raised amid reports of Bangladesh seeking 1971 apology

Foreign Office Spokesperson Shafqat Ali Khan on Friday acknowledged that outstanding issues were discussed during the high-level diplomatic engagement with Bangladesh amid reports of the country seeking a formal apology for the events of 1971. The two countries were once one nation but split following a bloody civil war, which saw the territory previously referred to as ‘East Pakistan’ seceding to form the independent nation … Continue reading FO acknowledges ‘outstanding issues’ raised amid reports of Bangladesh seeking 1971 apology