COAS insists Memo is a reality, submits rejoinder in the apex court

COAS insists Memo is a reality, submits rejoinder in the apex court

Islamabad, December 21, 2011: While sticking to his earlier stance over the memogate case, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani submitted his rejoinder today to the Supreme Court of Pakistan. The rejoinder submitted
by the military chief stated that the memo was an attempt to lower the morale of Pakistan’s armed forces.

Meanwhile, PML-N Chief Mian Nawaz Sharif, Ishaq Dar, and Ghaus Ali Shah also submitted their rejoinder to the SC.

Talking to media, Attorney General of Pakistan (AGP) Maulvi Anwar ul Haq said that Kayani’s rejoinder had been submitted to the apex court.

AGP said that COAS stood firm on his old stance in the rejoinder. In an affidavit submitted in the court, Kayani said that all his earlier statements were based on facts and nothing had been kept hidden from the court.

According to AGP, army chief in his rejoinder said that memo issue was of national security and an attempt to lower the morale of army.

Anwar ul Haq said he had not yet received the affidavit and rejoinder of DG ISI Shuja Pasha. He, however, added that he was in contact with Pasha.

Meanwhile, Nawaz Sharif in his rejoinder said that he had not sought stoppage of an inquiry being held by the parliament or administration, adding that in the same way parliament and administration could also not stop the court to play its constitutional role.

He said that his petition was maintainable under article 184 of the constitution.

Memogate case has started taking on the nerves of the political lot along with the rest of the nation. If proved true in the apex court, it will not only cause the morale of the nation go down, but will also undermine their trust
from the politics and the politicians.

The gravity of the issue does not lie with the fact that whether the allegations are proved right or wrong in the Supreme Court, but with the reality that the ruling lot is bent upon stopping investigations into the issue. However,
since the case is now in Supreme Court, a fair trial is what the common populace is expecting.

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