Military coup Nawaz Sharif

the simultaneous of conflicts in north india , west afghanistan economical turmoil, sharif s credibility undermined , destroyed public opinion turned against him , policies. on 12 october 1999, prime minister sharif attempted remove chairman of joint chiefs , chief of army staff general pervez musharraf sharif saw general responsible failure, , appoint general ziauddin butt in place. musharraf, in sri lanka, attempted return through pia commercial flight return pakistan after learned news. sharif ordered civilian inspector-general of sindh police force rana maqbool arrest of chief of army staff , chairman of joint chiefs of staff committee general musharraf.

sharif ordered jinnah terminal sealed off prevent landing of musharraf s airliner fearing coup d état. however, captain of a300 aircraft requested refuelling; therefore, sharif ordered plane land @ nawabshah airport, today called shaheed benazirabad airport. meanwhile, in nawabshah airport, musharraf contacted top pakistan army generals took on country , ousted sharif s administration. musharraf later assumed control of government chief executive. initially, prime minister s mindset remove chairman joint chiefs , chief of army staff first, deposed chief of naval staff , chief of air staff, had played role destroying credibility of prime minister. hence, move deposed senior military leadership of pakistan armed forces, brutally backfired on prime minister. 1 protest held sardar mohsin abbasi in front of supreme court on 17 october 1999 on first hearing of main nawaz sharif. first strong message. raja zafar-ul-haq, sir anjam khan, zafer ali shah & sardar mohsin abbasi supporters left in first 6 months. many of sharif s cabinet ministers , constituents divided during court proceedings, remained neutral , did not prime minister. dissidents such chaudhry shujaat hussain , among others remained quiet , later formed pakistan muslim league, further breaking party small pieces. military police initiated massive arrests of pakistan muslim league s workers , leaders of parties. in punjab , sindh provinces, prisoners held in sindh , punjab police prisons. sharif taken adiala jail court trial headed military judge set begin.

trial of prime minister

the military placed him on military trial kidnapping, attempted murder, hijacking , terrorism , corruption . military court convicted him in speedy trial , gave him life sentence. report began surface military court near give sharif death sentence, had done military court in trial of zulfikar ali bhutto. sharif placed in adiala jail, infamous hosting zulfikar ali bhutto s trial, , leading defence lawyer, iqbal raad, gunned down in karachi in mid-march. sharif s defence team blamed military intentionally providing lawyers inadequate protection. military court proceedings accused of being show trial. sources pakistan claimed musharraf , military government s officers in full mood exercise tough conditions on sharif trial went fast , speedy, , became authenticated court near place verdict on nawaz sharif on charges, , court sentence sharif death. sharif set face case of corruption , , received 14 years life imprisonment additional. sharif forced pay us$400,000. case centred on civilian helicopter, said have owned during mid-1990s.

saudi arabia , king fahd came in shock when news reached saudi arabia, prompting king fahd contact pakistan army on military coup. pakistan, under nawaz sharif , saudi arabia, under king fahd, enjoyed extremely close business , cultural relations attributed special relationships. amid pressure exerted president bill clinton , king fahd, military court avoided award of death sentence sharif. during state visit of general musharraf, king fahd showed concern on trial king worried death sentence provoke more , intense ethnic violence in pakistan did in 1980s. under agreement facilitated saudi arabia, sharif placed in exile next 10 years , through saudi arabian airlines. sharif agreed not take part in politics in pakistan 21 years. has forfeited property worth $8.3 million (£5.7 million) , agreed pay fine of $500,000. sharif travelled jeddah received saudi officials , taken residence managed , controlled saudi government. @ jaddah, saudi arabian government gave sharif loan establish steel mill , sharif bought land established iron-steel mill foundry worth millions of dollars. during episode of military coup, general musharraf wrote in memoirs that, saudi arabia , king fahd, sharif s life spared military court otherwise sharif have met same fate of zulfikar ali bhutto in 1979.

1999 tax evasion scandal

the prosecution accused sharif of evading federal tax on purchase of helicopter worth us$1 million. sharif denied allegation. lahore high court agreed acquit him of charge conditional on whether able present evidence proved innocence. sharif failed cite substantial evidence. lahore high court ordered sharif pay fine of us$400,000 on grounds of tax evasion, , sentenced 14 years of imprisonment.