The judicial commission probing the memogate case on Monday summoned US businessman Mansoor Ijaz and ordered ISI to provide him security upon his arrival, cccording to Akram Sheikh, counsel of Mansoor Ijaz.
However, Shaikh said Ijaz’s arrival and availability depended on the condition that the Blackberry conversation between Ijaz and Haqqani was made available to investigating authorities.
The commission formed by the Supreme Court said that Ijaz was immune from being prosecuted in Pakistan and that no case will be registered against him.
Earlier, Husain Haqqani, former ambassador to the United States, told the judicial commission probing the memo scandal that he had no role in either the drafting of or dispatching of the memo.
“I had no role in creating, drafting and/or delivering the memorandum to the (US) Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Michael Mullen,” Haqqani said on Monday. “I have no knowledge of the origin, authenticity or purpose of the said memo.”
“I was falsely accused in the media and (by) Mr Ijaz of being the person that communicated the contents of the memo,” said Haqqani.
Replying to a question, Haqqani said that he was residing in the prime minister’s official residence.
Earlier today, the government had decided to issue Mansoor Ijaz a visa to Pakistan without delay.
However, the attorney-general told the judicial commission that the government could not guarantee that a case would not be registered against the US businessman.
The commission comprising chief justices of three high courts continued its working in the presence of cameras and microphones recording the proceeding officially.
The attorney-general told the commission that the government had directed the Pakistani High Commission in London to issue a visa to Ijaz when he applies for one. He moreover said that the government would notify the Supreme Court in the event of legal action against Ijaz.
During Monday’s meeting of the commission, chairman Justice Qazi Faez Essa said that no obstacles in the commission’s workings would be tolerated.
