Probe into memo will be made public: minister
November 24th, 2011 - 12:46 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 24 (IANS) The result of an inquiry into the secret memo to Washington claiming that President Asif Ali Zardari feared a military coup would be made public, said a Pakistani minister.
Minister for Information and Broadcasting Firdous Ashiq Awan Wednesday said the memo issue was a sensitive matter and Husain Haqqani’s resignation as Pakistan’s ambassador to the US would help conduct transparent inquiry.
She told Associated Press of Pakistan that the result of the inquiry would be made public and nothing would be concealed.
Haqqani Tuesday submitted his resignation to Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani. The government moved swiftly and Wednesday appointed former minister Sherry Rehman as the new envoy.
Pakistani businessman Mansoor Ijaz last month alleged that a senior Pakistani diplomat asked for help in getting a message from Zardari to then chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen.
Ijaz alleged that Zardari feared a military takeover following the US raid that killed Osama bin Laden in his hideout in Pakistan town of Abbottabad May 2.
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- Haqqani ready to face memo probe, mulls legal action - Nov 21, 2011
- Ex-Pakistani official refuses to head memo probe - Dec 03, 2011
- No threat of military coup: Gilani - Dec 02, 2011
- Husain Haqqani heads for Pakistan - Nov 19, 2011
- US think tank fears for Haqqani's life - Jan 10, 2012
- Haqqani discusses secret memo with Zardari - Nov 20, 2011
- Threat call for Mansoor Ijaz's daughter - Mar 14, 2012
- Ijaz to appear before memo commission Jan 16 (Lead) - Jan 09, 2012
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