When Pakistan leave the Commonwealth for the first time before rejoining it in 1989 ?

A. 1969
B. 1970
C. 1971
D. 1972

Pakistan left the Commonwealth in 1972 over the issue of the former East Pakistan province becoming independent as Bangladesh. It rejoined in 1989, then was suspended from the Commonwealth twice: firstly from 18 October 1999 to 22 May 2004 and secondly from 22 November 2007 to 22 May 2008.