1973 Pakistan coup attempt

none May 2024 May 2024 1973 Pakistan coup attempt Military coups in Pakistan 1973 Pakistan Failed coup Coup plotters arrested PAK Government of Pakistan Flag of the Pakistani Army.svg Fraction of the Army20px|link = Fraction of the PAF PAK Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto (Prime minister of Pakistan) Flag of the Pakistani Army.svg Brig. F.B AliFlag of the Pakistani Army.svg Major Farouk Adam Khan20px|link = Squadron Leader GhousFlag of the Pakistani Army.svg Colonel Aleem Afridi (Double agent)Flag of the Pakistani Army.svg Lt. Colonel Tariq Rafi The 1973 Pakistan coup attempt, also known as the Attock Conspiracy, refers to a plothttps://thediplomat.com/2016/09/why-do-coups-happen-in-pakistan-a-rejoinder/ Why coups happen in Pakistan by Brig. Ali, Major Farouk Adam Khan, Squadron Leader Ghous, Colonel Aleem Afridi and Lt. Colonel Tariq Rafi against the government of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto to overthrow the government and establish a revolutionary military junta.https://www.dawn.com/news/1272024 Men on horseback, a history of coups dawn.comhttps://nayadaur.tv/22-Jul-2020/fallen-horses-the-coup-attempts-that-failed-in-pakistan fallen horses the coups that failed in Pakistan nayadaur.tvhttps://resonantnews.com/2021/09/08/a-coup-that-wasnt-a-threat-that-remains/ A Coup That Wasn't ..... A Threat That Remains - Resonant News September 8, 2021 resonantnews.com Background Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto's Pakistan People's Party (PPP) had come to power in December 1971 the independence of Bangladesh from Pakistan as PPP had won majority seats in the 1970 elections in the then West Pakistan. Previous role of the plotters 1971 Pakistan Military Officer's Revolt The coup was plotted by the same group of officers who had actually helped Bhutto to come to power after the Bangladesh Liberation War, these officers forced Yahya Khan to resign and transfer power to Bhutto, by threatening an officer's coup if he didn't comply. Yahya Khan resigned.https://www.lse.ac.uk The Economic Factors of Pakistan's Military Coups, Dissertation › PWD-2007https://books.google.com/books?id=4T9dAAAAQBAJ&dq=1973+Pakistan+coup+attempt+-wikipedia&pg=PA301 The Global Cold War 978-1-139-64382-5 Westad Odd Arne 19 February 2007 Cambridge University Press Cause However Bhutto after coming to power started dismissing these activist officers as he was weary of them. These officers were enraged and the rebel group of officers began to plot a coup against Bhutto with the help of sympathetic people in the military apparatus. Coup plotters One of the core plotters was Brigadier F B. Ali. He was originally amongst the supporters of Bhutto who had forced Yahya Khan to resign and transfer power to Bhutto. But after his dismissal and dismissal of many of his colleagues he turned against the government and he along with Major Farouk Adam Khan, Squadron Leader Ghous, Colonel Aleem Afridi and Lt. Colonel Tariq Rafi began plotting a coup to bring down Bhutto regime. Form of government They were trying to establish a revolutionary military junta by officers who would oversee the removal of the generals promoted to high positions by Bhutto. References Category:Coups d'état in Pakistan Category:Attempted coups d'état in Pakistan Category:1973 in Pakistan