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Govt is not trapping Mansoor Ijaz: Malik
The nation demands explanation for all the claims made by Ijaz, says the interior minister.
Nation demands explanation for all the claims made by Ijaz, says Malik. PHOTO: PID/FILE
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Monday refused to accept the claims made by Mansoor Ijaz’s lawyer Akram Sheikh that his client was being trapped by the government.
Speaking to media in Islamabad, Malik said that Ijaz himself made statements against the army, the Inter-Services Intelligence agency (ISI) and about toppling Benazir Bhutto’s government. “We, as a stakeholder, have the right to form a commission and investigate these issues,” Malik said.
“The nation demands explanation for all these claims,” Malik added.
Malik also said that Ijaz had refused to come to Pakistan because he was scared.
“If Ijaz was an honest and brave man, he would have come to testify,” he said.
Responding to Ijaz’s statements that he was at war with him, Malik said that he had been fighting against terrorists and other enemies of Pakistan for the last four years and if he wants to join those ranks, “he is most welcome.”
“But I will not allow anyone to insult my country and my people,” Malik asserted.
Calling Ijaz’s revelations a publicity stunt, the interior minister said that Pakistani media had helped him become popular.
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very cheap tactics by government. The baseless claims made against ISI by Mansoor Ijaz are no different from other US officials like Mike Mullen and Leon Panetta. Would Rehman Malik take a similar stance against them as well? I doubt so.
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At one hand Mansoor Ejaz is saying that his claims are correct but on the other hand despite giving two chances by the Memo Scandal Commission, he does not want to come to Pakistan to appear as a witness in front of the Commission.
What kind of witness is he?
There is a proverb in Urdu which says “Choor Kay Paoon Nahi Hotay” which means in English that “Thieve does not have legs” on which he can stand firmly.
FIA should initiate a case against Mansoor Ejaz and request the Interpol to arrest Mansoor Ejaz from wherever he is and to produce him before the Judicial Commission constituted in Pakistan to investigate the Memo Scandal Case.
It is a matter of Pakistan’s honour and dignity that Mansoor Ejaz has put at stake and he should be punished for degrading Pakistan and should not be allowed to roam freely.
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People deserve to see a fair outcome of this investigation. If the witness feels insecure with the government arrangement the Army should provide it.
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@Mohammad Ali Siddiqui:
We don’t have PPP raj over the world that a US citizen can be arrested because PPP jiyalas feel like it.
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The more comments that I read on these articles, the more I look out the window when I drive around Karachi, I’m filled with a sense that you people deserve what you have. Pakistan is a country, not a person, to talk about honor and dignity. Where do all you self righteous people keep your national honor and dignity when you break red lights, throw garbage on the streets, and steal electricity? Pakistan should be viewed as a house, if you truly own and appreciate your house you will maintain it. If in fact you have no respect for your house, if you throw trash in front of it, if you allow it to fall into disrepair why would anyone outside of your house treat it any better. Pakistan needs a public referendum in which the system is changed, 1) move from Parliamentary system to a directly elected President. this way the people know exactly who they are voting for and he or she can tell them why they are the best choice. 2) Elections every 4 years on a set schedule. 5 years is too long, Pakistan’s problems are too big. A set date every 4 years adds stability to the system. 3) term limits, each member of provincial and national assembly are limited to no more than 2 terms in a given office. 4) simplified constitution that the average person can understand and that is required teaching in schools. 5) Cabinet is selected not from assembly but from the most qualified people in the country.
that my friends is The Truth
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@Roflcopter: The days of blind leadind the blind are over. Wake up and smell the fresh chai.
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All quarters who were making so much out of a non-issue like Memogate have eggs on their faces.
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of course we believe you because everything you say is THE TRUTH (NOT!!!)
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Whatever Rehman Malik says, the opposite is the real truth.
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The Memogate issue, a political scandal at best, seems to have developed into a matter of great import because the Supreme Court (SC) has decided to hear a petition related to the controversial memo. It is quite embarrassing that two supreme institutions parliament and the SC are investigating the same issue. When the prime minister had already ordered an inquiry into the matter through the parliamentary committee on national security, there was no need for the matter to be taken to the highest court. According to Article 184 (3.1) of the Constitution: “Exercise of jurisdiction. Court has to see that discretion is exercised in such a way that mischief and chaos is prevented. It should be exercised only when necessary, for injudicious exercise of such power, might result in grave and serious consequences.” Is it appropriate that the court and parliament are seized of the same matter? Should the petition be heard when it involves a spurious unsigned memo? It is important that the maintainability of the petition should first be addressed before the honourable justices exercise their jurisdiction so that mischief and chaos is prevented.
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