1973 Pakistan coup attempt

Ali, Major Farouk Adam Khan, Squadron Leader Ghous, Colonel Aleem Afridi and Lt.[2][3][4][1][5][6] However Bhutto after coming to power started dismissing these activist officers as he was weary of them.Colonel Tariq Rafi began plotting a coup to bring down Bhutto regime.[2][3][4] They were trying to establish a revolutionary military junta by officers who would oversee the removal of the generals promoted to high positions by Bhutto.[2][3][4] Colonel Afridi quietly backed out from the plan and then informed the military's top leadership about it.
Military coups in PakistanPakistanGovernment of PakistanFraction of the ArmyFraction of the PAFZulfiqar Ali BhuttoPakistan People's Party1971 Pakistan Military Officer's Revolthelped Bhutto to come to powerBangladesh Liberation WarYahya Khan