People will foil coup attempt: Pak interior minister

December 09, 2011 17:29

Also from Pakistan:

Interior Minister Rehman Malik said today that the people would foil any attempt to overthrow the elected government, as speculation mounted in the country of possibility of a silent coup. Dismissing rumours of a coup following President Asif Ali Zardari's sudden departure to Dubai for medical treatment,
Malik, a close aide of the President, said: "... if someone tries to do something to the government, the people will foil such attempts."
"The people have given us a mandate for five years through elections and votes," Malik said.

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