Rawalpindi conspiracy
| The Rawalpindi Conspiracy | |||||||
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| Part of Military coups in Pakistan | |||||||
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| Pakistani government |
Army dissidents Communist Party of Pakistan | ||||||
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Liaquat Ali Khan Ayub Khan |
Akbar Khan (POW) Sajjad Zaheer (POW) Faiz Ahmad Faiz (POW) | ||||||
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Personal Prime Minister of Pakistan
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The Rawalpindi conspiracy was an attempted coup to overthrow Liaquat Ali Khan, the first Prime Minister of Pakistan, in March 1951. It was the first of many subsequent coup attempts against governments in the history of Pakistan. The coup was notably planned by military general Akbar Khan, poet Faiz Ahmad Faiz, and writer Sajjad Zaheer, along with 12 others.