Supreme Court of Pakistan extends memo commission term by six weeks The Supreme Court of Pakistan has extended the term of the memo commission by a period of six weeks. The decision was made by the Supreme Court of the country today. The bench which is overlooking the memo gate scandal consists of a total […]
Mar 29 2012 | Posted in
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Former ambassador to the US, Husain Haqqani, denied all allegations levelled against him by Mansoor Ijaz in the memo case despite confessing the telephonic conversation between the two. He submitted his detailed 25-page reply to the Judicial Commission, saying, “All the Blackberry messages and emails produced by Ijaz to prove his allegations are false and […]
The infamous memogate saga declines to die as everyday a new twist comes into the surface and makes it more notorious. Rejecting application of Hussain Haqqani, who offered to give his testimony via video link from London, the judicial commission directed him to appear in person as per the terms of his departure from the […]
Mansoor Ijaz states he has been in favour of Pakistan using nuclear technology The key person of the memo gate scandal, Mansoor Ijaz has recently given the statement in which he said that he was not against Pakistan getting hold of the nuclear technology in order to strengthen the country’s defence. Not only that, he […]
Mar 16 2012 | Posted in
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During the cross-examination, the U.S. businessman also confessed that he had arranged Kashmiri leader Yaseen Malik’s meeting with the deputy chief of Indian intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing (RAW). When asked in what capacity he has done these activities, Ijaz said he did all this as private citizen of the US and bore the […]
Memo architect Mansoor Ijaz Thursday backtracking from his earlier stance said whatever he had told about the US Raid in Abbottabad on May 2 might not be correct. “I received a secret transcript which I forwarded to the commission,” Ijaz said, adding he was not sure about the authenticity of the information of the said […]
Hussain Haqqani asks Supreme Court not to appoint forensic expert The former Pakistani ambassador to the United States has requested the Supreme Court of Pakistan recently not to appoint a forensic expert to investigate the memo gate scandal and let Mansoor Ijaz bear the cost of the expert as he was the one who brought […]
Mar 14 2012 | Posted in
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Never denied contact with Mansoor Ijaz, says ex-ambassador Haqqani The former Pakistan ambassador to the United States and the central character of contentious Memogate scandal, Hussain Haqqani categorically denied allegations by Mansoor Ijaz. In a reply submitted to the Judicial Commission on memo case, Haqqani, said that he never denied contacts with Mansoor Ijaz, however, […]
Mar 13 2012 | Posted in
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Hussain Haqqani denies allegations made against him The former Pakistani ambassador, Hussain Haqqani, to the United States has recently denied the allegations made against him that Haqqani had previously said that he had no contact with the key person in the memo gate scandal, Mansoor Ijaz. Haqqani said this as he submitted his response to […]
Mar 13 2012 | Posted in
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Counsel for former ambassador Hussain Haqqani, Zahid Bukhari on Tuesday claimed that the infamous memogate saga was created to destabilize the incumbent government. Before leaving for London for cross-examination of Mansoor Ijaz, the main architect of the controversial memogate, Bukhari spoke to the media saying the scandal was nothing more than a bunch of lies. […]
Haqqani Accepts contacts with Ijaz; denies involvement in memorandum seeking US intervention Islamabad: (Monday, March 12, 2012) Former envoy to United States, Hussain Haqqani, although has accepted having contacts with Mansoor Ijaz, however, he has denied playing a role in writing the letter seeking US intervention to avert a military coup in Pakistan after May […]
Mar 12 2012 | Posted in
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In what appeared to be a quite an ironic development, the inglorious memogate scam, which was conceived of widening the rift between the security establishment and the government, has shown an example of harmony. Both the ISPR and the Presidency issued denials in reply to allegations of Mansoor Ijaz, the Pakistani-origin US businessman. While appearing […]