Pakistan Army Chief Says Sharif 'Dismissed' -- TV

Pakistani army troops outside Karachi airport late Tuesday. Pakistani troops surrounded Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's residence and stormed main TV centers in what appeared to be a coup attempt shortly after he sacked the army chief. All three international airports were also sealed off. (Reuters)

LONDON (Reuters) - The sacked chief of the Pakistani general staff, General Pervez Musharraf, has announced that the government of Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has been ''dismissed,'' Pakistani satellite television said in a newsflash.

``The Nawaz Sharif government has been dismissed'' read the English newsflash, attributed to Musharraf. Another newsflash, at around 1700 GMT, said Musharraf would make a television address to the nation shortly. The broadcast was monitored in London.