MUSHARRAF AND THE CONSTITUTIONAL TANGLE
From the Blog pkhope *Part One* *Military Takeover of 12 October 1999: * On two facts there is no disagreement: First, on 12 October 1999, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had dismissed the Chief of Army Staff, General Pervez Musharraf, when he was about to board a PIA plane in Colombo for return journey and, secondly, the Army Generals had successfully carried out the coup to oust Nawaz Sharif before General Musharraf's plane landed in Karachi. Within few hours of the coup, it was announced on radio and television that the armed forces had seized power and General Musharraf was in command. In the early hours of 13 October 1999, General Musharraf addressed the nation to give his version of the circumstances and events leading to military takeover and accused Nawaz Sharif's government of, *inter pakistanblogs.blogspot.comRead Full Post
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