In this bloodless revolution, Nawaz was arrested after he was accused of hijacking Musharraf’s plane coming from Sri Lanka and spreading terrorism. He was later deported to Saudi Arabia along with 40 family members.
Other major events recorded on the date of October 12 in the history of the country and the world are as follows:-
1492: Watling Island in the Bahamas is sighted by one of three ships on the historic exploration voyage of Italian explorer Christopher Columbus. It was called the discovery of a new world.
1967: Ram Manohar Lohia, a politician and a social leader, died. He is remembered for his innovative ideas.
1999: Pervez Musharraf overthrew the government of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif by conducting a bloodless revolution in Pakistan and seized power.
1999: According to the estimates of the United Nations Population Fund, today was the day when the world’s population touched the six billion mark.
2000: A US destroyer preparing to refuel in Yemen’s port of Aden is attacked by suicide terrorists affiliated with Al Qaeda. 17 sailors killed, 39 injured.
2001: The first Nobel Peace Prize of the century is awarded to the United Nations and its Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
2011: India successfully launched a satellite into space to study monsoon patterns.
2018: Over 60 lakh people affected by heavy rains and floods in Odisha due to ‘Titli’ cyclone.