Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Wednesday asked the United States government to take action against Pakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz for violating US laws and passing false statements against the Pakistani leadership and military. US Ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter called on Malik at the ministry and discussed bilateral issues. According to sources, Malik told Munter that as the US had admitted that the Pakistani government and former ambassador Hussain Haqqani had no prior knowledge of the Abbotabad operation against Al Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden, therefore the US government should take action against Ijaz for making false allegations in this regard. Malik also told Munter that Pakistan had always been asked to “do more”, but it was time for the US to take action against a person who was violating US law and misguiding the international community. He said that Ijaz had not kept a firm position on his allegations, rather had been constantly changing his stance. Sources said the two officials discussed bilateral cooperation on the war on terror, and Pakistan’s decision to cut NATO supply routes and vacate its airbases from US control.
