Operation Midnight Jackal
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Operation Midnight Jackal was a political scandal
in Pakistan
in 1989 which members of the ISI (an espionage intelligence agency) were exposed in a sting operation
as wanting to overthrow the government of Benazir Bhutto
. Former ISI operative Brigadier Imtiaz Ahmed Billa is regarded as the mastermind of the plot. The operation was exposed when Intelligence Bureau IB taped a conversation between two army officers of ISI regarding toppeling down the government of Benazir Bhutto. In the conversation one Officer Major Aamir (retired from Military after exposition of operation) revealed that General Mirza Aslam Baig ( COAS Pakistan Army) of that time wanted to end government due to some issues.
Major Amir, the alleged architect of the notorious Operation Midnight Jackal said he liked Sharif as a political leader and was a part of his political camp. He said Sharif was more acceptable to the army than Benazir Bhutto.Amir said the establishment was against every leader who had people’s mandate behind them, they prefer weak leaders like Sharif.
Political scandal
A political scandal is a kind of political corruption that is exposed and becomes a scandal, in which politicians or government officials are accused of engaging in various illegal, corrupt, or unethical practices...
in Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
in 1989 which members of the ISI (an espionage intelligence agency) were exposed in a sting operation
Sting operation
In law enforcement, a sting operation is a deceptive operation designed to catch a person committing a crime. A typical sting will have a law-enforcement officer or cooperative member of the public play a role as criminal partner or potential victim and go along with a suspect's actions to gather...
as wanting to overthrow the government of Benazir Bhutto
Benazir Bhutto
Benazir Bhutto was a democratic socialist who served as the 11th Prime Minister of Pakistan in two non-consecutive terms from 1988 until 1990 and 1993 until 1996....
. Former ISI operative Brigadier Imtiaz Ahmed Billa is regarded as the mastermind of the plot. The operation was exposed when Intelligence Bureau IB taped a conversation between two army officers of ISI regarding toppeling down the government of Benazir Bhutto. In the conversation one Officer Major Aamir (retired from Military after exposition of operation) revealed that General Mirza Aslam Baig ( COAS Pakistan Army) of that time wanted to end government due to some issues.
Major Amir, the alleged architect of the notorious Operation Midnight Jackal said he liked Sharif as a political leader and was a part of his political camp. He said Sharif was more acceptable to the army than Benazir Bhutto.Amir said the establishment was against every leader who had people’s mandate behind them, they prefer weak leaders like Sharif.