Mustansir Billah
Pakistani Army general
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Brigadier Mustansir Billah (Urdu: مستنصر بالله) is a former general of the Pakistan Army. He was sentenced to 14 years imprisonment for being party to an attempted coup d'état in 1995 against the civilian government of Benazir Bhutto while he was still a serving Brigadier general. No political party was linked to this coup attempt as determined by the courts.
Brigadier Mustansir Billah | |
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| Allegiance |  Pakistan |
Branch |  Pakistan Army |
Service years | till 1995 |
Rank |  Brigadier |
| Commands | Deputy Military Secretary at GHQ |
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| Years active | 2019–present |
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| Last updated: 9 August 2023[needs update] | |
Brigadier Mustansar Billah, Deputy Military Secretary at GHQ was the alleged mastermind behind the 1995 Pakistani coup d'etat attempt.[1]
Military career
In 1995, he plotted a coup against the Government of Benazir Bhutto along with Major General Zahirul Islam Abbasi. The coup named Operation Khalifa aimed at taking over the GHQ at the time of a Corps Commanders’ Conference, by eliminating key commanders, and then taking over the country with the ultimate objective of imposing a Taliban-style Sunni government.[2][3]