Initially , the force was under the command of local pro-Pakistani committees . But through the East Pakistan Razakar Ordinance ( promulgated by General Tikka Khan on 1 June , 1971 ) and a Ministry of Defense , Pakistan , ordinance ( promulaged 7 September ,1971 ) , Razakars were recognized as members of the Pakistan Army . Initially , the force was under the command of local pro-Pakistani committees , but through the East Pakistan Razakar Ordinance ( promulgated by General Tikka Khan on 1 June 1971 ) and a Ministry of Defense ordinance ( promulgated 7 September 1971 ) , Razakars were recognized as members of the Pakistan Army .