October 12, 1999: Did Karachi Police try to arrest General Musharraf?
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On October 12, 1999, Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif attempted to dismiss General Pervez Musharraf as Chief of Army Staff while Musharraf was returning to Pakistan from a trip to Sri Lanka. As part of this attempt to remove him, orders were given to prevent Musharraf's plane from landing at KaRead more
On October 12, 1999, Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif attempted to dismiss General Pervez Musharraf as Chief of Army Staff while Musharraf was returning to Pakistan from a trip to Sri Lanka. As part of this attempt to remove him, orders were given to prevent Musharraf’s plane from landing at Karachi’s Quaid-i-Azam International Airport.
See lessThere were indeed instructions for his arrest. Prosecution witnesses in the subsequent “plane hijacking case” stated that the then Inspector General of Police, Rana Maqbool, had ordered the arrest of the army chief as soon as the plane landed, even directing an SSP from Nawabshah City to carry out the arrest if the plane was diverted there.
However, the military, loyal to Musharraf, quickly mobilized. Army commanders took control of key government institutions, including the Karachi airport control tower, effectively thwarting any attempt by Karachi police or other authorities to arrest Musharraf upon his arrival. Instead, it was Nawaz Sharif and his administration who were placed under house arrest, and Musharraf subsequently seized power in a bloodless coup.