Tag: coup
Indian Army had plotted to topple Rajiv govt in 1987: Retd...
Lt Gen P N Hoon, a former Army commander of the Western Command, has claimed there was a plot to topple Rajiv Gandhi's government...
Petition against Mush’s coup decays after 14 years
A three-member Supreme Court (SC) bench presided over by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Nasir ul Mulk Wednesday disposed of a petition filed against...
If Musharraf is to be tried for 2007 emergency, try him...
Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain said on Monday that blaming only former president Pervez Musharraf for enforcing emergency or martial law in...
Egypt’s Morsi to sue rulers over ‘coup’
Egypt's deposed Islamist president Mohamed Morsi intends to sue the army-installed authorities over his ouster in July, his lawyer told reporters on Wednesday.
Mohamed al-Damati...
Egypt unrest: Interim leader outlines election timetable
Egypt's interim leader has outlined his timetable for new elections, amid continuing unrest in the country. Adly Mansour's decree envisages changes to the Islamist-drafted...
Egypt tense after night-long clashes
A tense calm has descended on Egypt following a night of fierce clashes between supporters and opponents of the ousted president Mohamed Morsi.
At least 30...
Nation still suffering due to Musharraf’s coup: Nawaz
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif on Friday said the nation was still suffering due to the steps taken on October 12, 1999...
13 years after coup, Musharraf still holds Sharifs’ responsible
Today marks the 13th anniversary of the coup that brought the then Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Pervez Musharraf into power and brought...
Turkish court hears final arguments in military coup trial
A Turkish court heard final arguments Thursday in the trial of hundreds of active and retired military officers accused of plotting to overthrow the...
Musharraf fears another military coup in Pakistan
Claiming that Pakistan was being run to the ground, former president General (r) Pervez Musharraf did not rule out a fresh military takeover in...
‘Cricket Next’ Coca-Cola’s cricketing coup
Pepsi-Cola maybe the official sponsor of cricket both in India and Pakistan, but Coca-Cola too has come looking for a sizeable slice of the...
Turkish generals put in custody in widening 1997 coup probe
A Turkish court Thursday placed in custody six active and five retired generals as part of a widening probe into the 1997 bloodless coup...
No coup was planned after May 2 raid: Pasha
Former director general of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) General Ahmad Shuja Pasha on Thursday stood by his affidavit submitted in the Supreme Court earlier,...
IB chief told to explain ‘funds for Punjab coup’
The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Intelligence Bureau’s (IB) director general to file his written statement in a sealed envelope on April 23...
Renegade Mali soldiers claim control of palace
Renegade Mali soldiers said Thursday they had seized the presidential palace and arrested several ministers after a gunbattle, in an apparent coup bid in...
The rot within
Looking inside
All military coups in the country have been bloodless, more or less. All coups staged by the army chief have been successful and,...
Australian parliament erupts on Maldives ‘coup’ question
Australia’s parliament erupted in laughter on Tuesday when discussing a “coup” in the Maldives, as the opposition attempted to compare the situation to how...
