1995 Pakistani coup attempt

Operation Khalifa
DateOctober 1995
Location
Islamabad, Pakistan
Result

Failed coup

  • Benazir saves her government
  • Coup plotters arrested
Belligerents
Government of Pakistan Fraction of the Army
Commanders and leaders
Benazir Bhutto Gen. Zahirul Islam Abbasi
Brig. Mustansir Billah

The Pakistan coup attempt of 1995 or Operation Khalifa was a secretive plot hatched by renegade military officers and against the government of Benazir Bhutto, the prime minister of Pakistan. The plotters aimed to overthrow the constitutional government and establish military rule in Pakistan. The plot was foiled after intelligence agencies tipped off the Pakistan Army. Despite the failure, the coup attempt would weaken Bhutto's government considerably in the aftermath.

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