Supreme Court pushes memogate case to November 12
Supreme Court issues notices for November 12 hearing instead of the previously announced date of November 5.
ISLAMABAD:
The Supreme Court of Pakistan will resume hearing of the infamous memogate scandal from November 12.
Earlier, the apex court had affixed hearings for October 22. However, due to the unavailability of the bench the date was pushed forward to November 5.
On Tuesday, however, the SC issued notices to all parties for a November 12 hearing instead of the previously announced date.
A nine-member larger bench led by Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry will hear the controversial memo case in light of the memo commission’s findings.
Former Pakistan ambassador to US Hussain Haqqani was implicated in the scandal where he allegedly had a memo delivered to Admiral Mike Mullen through Mansoor Ijaz. The memo had offered greater government cooperation in return for US backing against the powerful military in the immediate aftermath of the May 2 raid.
A commission was formed with three high court judges at the helm to further probe the matter and ascertain the facts. The commission in its report did not find President Asif Ali Zardari to be involved.
The commission however was challenged and Asma Jehangir, counsel for former ambassador Haqqani, had filed a review application. Haqqani, through another counsel had also raised serious objections to the working and line adopted in the report.
The Supreme Court of Pakistan will resume hearing of the infamous memogate scandal from November 12.
Earlier, the apex court had affixed hearings for October 22. However, due to the unavailability of the bench the date was pushed forward to November 5.
On Tuesday, however, the SC issued notices to all parties for a November 12 hearing instead of the previously announced date.
A nine-member larger bench led by Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry will hear the controversial memo case in light of the memo commission’s findings.
Former Pakistan ambassador to US Hussain Haqqani was implicated in the scandal where he allegedly had a memo delivered to Admiral Mike Mullen through Mansoor Ijaz. The memo had offered greater government cooperation in return for US backing against the powerful military in the immediate aftermath of the May 2 raid.
A commission was formed with three high court judges at the helm to further probe the matter and ascertain the facts. The commission in its report did not find President Asif Ali Zardari to be involved.
The commission however was challenged and Asma Jehangir, counsel for former ambassador Haqqani, had filed a review application. Haqqani, through another counsel had also raised serious objections to the working and line adopted in the report.