Coup Attempt in Pakistan

We may recall a few weeks back a strong rumor made its rounds within Pakistan that a coup was under way in the absence of Musharraf who happened to be in NY attending the UN General Assembly and simultaneously doing a book tour in the Untied States of America.

It was also reported that the Pakistani upper echelon who happened to be alongside the President enjoying the full expense paid royal trip were indeed significantly worried and made frantic calls to Pakistan to confirm this rumor. Lucky for them it was all just a false alarm, but it seem like there was indeed some thing in the air as upon Musharraf’s return, some rockets were found in and around the capital with even a remotely activated rocket aimed at his residency. As a consequence to this development approximately 40 people have been arrested who happen to be middle-ranking Pakistani Air Force officers, even a few civilian arrests of which included the son of a serving brigadier in the army.

The conspiracy was discovered through the naivety of an air force officer who this month used a cell phone to activate a high-tech rocket aimed at the president’s residence in Rawalpindi. The rocket was recovered, and its activating mechanism revealed the officer’s telephone number. His arrest led to the other arrests. Other rockets were then recovered from various high security zones, including the headquarters of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) in Islamabad. – AToL

What’s your take on the issue?


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4 responses to “Coup Attempt in Pakistan”

  1. shobz Avatar

    i didnt know that there was a coup attempt. the media has done a good job of hushing it up coz i didnt read anything of this sort in DAWN.

  2. Olive Ream Avatar

    Great post, Awab!

    I think the rockets were perhaps left as a reminder to let Mush know that he can be gotten anytime and anywhere.

    Or perhaps a ploy to promote his persistance in fighting his enemies and that he ain’t scared.

  3. Poo Poo Head Avatar

    Yah the officer put all his phone no.s in his sim and left with rockets for Mush. Come on Dr Sahib. Don’t play in hands of media. It’s just an effort to make US/West believe that how important dictator is for them.Do you really think that some one would leave his cell phone with those rockets.Taking rockets to such an area would have required long planning.

    Mush said in his recnt trip to US
    “The army follows me, the army likes me. Im relaxed as the army and military is with me. So how can anything happen there? Nothing will happen there ever. 🙂

  4. Hotels Avatar

    This is truly correct. I was researching on that subject and I concur with your ideas