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1973 Pakistan coup attempt | |||||||
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Part of Military coups in Pakistan | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Government of Pakistan |
Fraction of the Army Fraction of the PAF | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto (Prime minister of Pakistan) |
Brig. F.B Ali Major Farouk Adam Khan Squadron Leader Ghous Colonel Aleem Afridi (Double agent) Lt. Colonel Tariq Rafi |
Attock conspiracy refers to a plot[1] 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. However Colonel Aleem Afridi played as double agent. He backed down and informed the government about the plot. The coup plotters were arrested,court martialed and jailed.[2][3][4]