What is East Pakistan Central Peace Committee?
'''East Pakistan central peace committee''' ({{lang-bn|পূর্ব পাকিস্তান কেন্দ্রীয় শান্তি কমিটি}}, {{lang-ur|مشرقی پاکستان مرکزی امن کمیٹی}}) was one of several [[wikt:committee|committees]] formed in 1971 by the administration of the [[Pakistan Army]]. It was created to help stop the [[Pakistan Civil War (1971)|rebellion]] in the former [[Bangladesh#History|East Pakistan]] region (what is now [[Bangladesh]]). The rebels wanted independence for East Pakistan. The committee was commonly known as the '''Peace Committee''' or '''Shanti Committee''' after [[Shanti Bahini]]. [[Category:History of Bangladesh]] [[Category:History of Pakistan]] [[Category:Bangladesh Liberation War]] [[Category:1971 establishments in Asia]] [[Category:1970s establishments in Pakistan]] {{hist-stub}}