General Zaheer-ul-Islam wanted to revolt against Nawaz Sharif but Raheel Sharif thwarted his plan.

Former Army Chief Asif Nawaz Janjua's brother Shuja Nawaz has claimed that during the 2014 sit-in, the then ISI Chief General Zaheerul Islam wanted to revolt but Army Chief General Raheel Sharif thwarted his plan.

Shuja Nawaz said that during the sit-in in 2014, General Zaheer-ul-Islam was very active and wanted to revolt against Nawaz Sharif. He was also talking to like-minded generals and corps commanders but General Raheel Sharif removed him from office in time. Thwarted their plan.

Shuja Nawaz said that he has included an interview with former US Ambassador Richard Olson in his new book "The Battle for Pakistan". The US ambassador said the US embassy was monitoring General Zaheer at the time. "We received information that Zaheerul Islam was active in the uprising in September 2014. Army Chief Raheel Sharif removed Zaheerul Islam from office and stopped the uprising." He was talking to corps commanders and like-minded military officers. He was ready to revolt. If Raheel Sharif had agreed, there would have been a coup, but Raheel Sharif was not ready. So it did not happen. "