1980 Pakistan coup attempt

[1][2] The plan was to assassinate Zia-ul-Haq during the Pakistan Day parade on 23 March 1980,[1] however the plot was exposed and Malik, his son (Naveed Tajammal) and the other conspirators were arrested and sentenced to rigorous life imprisonment.In 1977, Zia ul Haq came to power via the coup against the elected government of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto and imposed martial law on the country.Tajammul Hussain Malik aimed to replace his fake "Islamist" regime with a fully theocratic one.[6][4] The ISI became aware of this plot but decided against arresting the men outright because they did not know how deep the conspiracy went, and kept them under strict surveillance.As the date of the annual parade approached, the ISI was satisfied that it had identified the major players in the conspiracy and arrested the men along with some high-ranking military officers.
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