1973 Pakistan coup attempt

1973 Pakistan coup attempt
Part of Military coups in Pakistan
Date1973
Location
Result

Failed coup

  • Coup plotters arrested
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

The 1973 Pakistan coup attempt, also known as the Attock Conspiracy, refers to a plot 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.