Sharif coup was pre-planned: Ex-Pak general

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Sharif coup was pre-planned: Ex-Pak general

The 1999 coup in Pakistan that saw the ouster of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was pre-planned by the then army chief General Parvez Musharraf to pre-empt his own removal by the government, according to a new book by a former general.

In his book Yeh Khamoshi Kahan Tak, Lt Gen Shahid Aziz, the then DG Military Operations and close aide of Musharraf, revealed even the army units of the notorious 111 Brigade were issued directions in writing before October 12, 1999 to prepare for the operation.

The book says several meetings were held at the Army House to strike at the right time and remove Sharif's government, The News daily reported.

Those involved in the preparation of the plot included the then CGS Lt General Aziz Khan, then Corps Commander Pindi Lt General Mehmood, then DG MI Major General Ahsanul Haq (who later became DG ISI), then DG ISPR Brigadier Rashid Qureshi (who was later given shoulder promotion as Major General), then Personal Staff Officer to COAS Brigadier Nadeem Taj (who later became DG ISI) and then Maj Gen Aziz (author).

Before leaving for Sri Lanka, Musharraf had passed the following verbal directions to Lt General Mehmood, Lt Gen Khan and the author, "All three of you would be individually authorised to issue orders for the removal of the government. I hold you three responsible for this (to act and remove the government)," the report quoted the book written in Urdu.

Musharraf and others, who hatched the plot, were apprehending that he could be removed as army chief and replaced by the then ISI chief Lt Gen Ziauddin Butt.

Sharif coup was pre-planned: Ex-Pak general - Indian Express


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[kseeker]

May be another coup is waiting for Sharif this time in other words, I would wish that to materialize very soon.

If that happens, it would be good for India ! Pukes democratic govt is more dangerous than Pukes Army.

 

[drkrn]

May be another coup is waiting for Sharif this time in other words, I would wish that to materialize very soon.

If that happens, it would be good for India ! Pukes democratic govt is more dangerous than Pukes Army.

to add ,pakistani military is more self destrucctive than pakistani democratic government

 

[Compersion]

not sure if the above explains why he did not allow Musharraf to land the plane he was travelling in and the instructions that reacted the whole thing.