Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has hit out at Pakistan, saying its Army launched a heinous military operation in 1971 which triggered a genocide during the liberation war, killing 3 million innocent people. In her address to the UN General Assembly, Hasina said the Pakistan military launched the heinous 'operation searchlight' on 25th March which was the beginning of the 1971 genocide. <br/><br/>She said the 1971 genocide included targeted elimination of individuals on the ground of religion, race and political belief. She said Pakistan conceded defeat and unconditionally surrendered in Dhaka to the allied forces comprising the freedom fighters and the Indian soldiers.