Rawalpindi conspiracy

The Rawalpindi Conspiracy
Part of Military coups in Pakistan
Liaquat Ali Khan
Date March 1951 Location Pakistan Result Failed coup Coup plotters arrested
Belligerents
Government of Pakistan	Fraction of the Army Communist Party of Pakistan
Commanders and leaders
Liaquat Ali Khan (Prime Minister of Pakistan)	Akbar Khan (Chief of General Staff) Sajjad Zaheer Faiz Ahmad Faiz

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.