I will like to share an old story back in late 90s. @
Icarus would know as well.
there was a failed Caliphate attempt within the army and some junior to senior officers (up to the ranks of star officers) were involved where the political and military leadership was to be executed simultaneously and the head of the coup was to declare caliphate.. I forgot the names of the people involved but this was during second Nawaz goverment and he was also going to be killed.
my father was serving in Attock at the time and one of the the court marshal members (from GHQ's Jag's branch) was my father's course mate and staying in the same army Mess where father was at the time and things he shared were very astounding and sorry for using the clinche line "stranger than fiction"
a major was to march into the Corps commanders meeting and open fire on all the military leadership while his other associates were to do the same to other forces chiefs and the government etc. full Islamic Caliphate was to be imposed and the the head of the Coup was to address the nation after becoming the Caliph etc.
father just mentioned that t while I was on leave and came to visit him. I didnt bother asking what became of the conspirators I guess some were put behind bars for life and some were put in front of the firing squad.
true that.. and there seems to be no learning
they continue to repeat the same mistake again and again
now Uncle is trying to find "moderate" Sunni group to train to fight ISIS but what will happen is that after the training and receiving American equipment it will join ISIS or any other terrorist group to cull all impure and lesser Muslims and non Muslims.