BlackBerry phones of Haqqani, Ijaz to be tested
May 10th, 2012 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 10 (IANS) The BlackBerry handsets of former Pakistani envoy to US, Husain Haqqani and Pakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz, the main characters involved in the memo scandal, will undergo ... Read more...
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Memo case: SC to hear Haqqani’s plea Thursday
March 28th, 2012 - 4:59 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 28 (IANS) A 10-member Pakistani Supreme Court bench would Thursday hear a petition by former ambassador to the US Husain Haqqani seeking a video link facility from London ... Read more...
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Threat call for Mansoor Ijaz’s daughter
March 14th, 2012 - 12:36 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 14 (IANS) A caller has threatened to kidnap and kill the daughter of Pakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz in London, it was reported here.Ijaz's son received the call on ... Read more...
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Zardari instucted Haqqani on memo: Ijaz
February 23rd, 2012 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 23 (IANS) Pakistani American businessman Mansoor Ijaz said Thursday that Husain Haqqani, Islamabad's former envoy to the US, had "directives" from Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari on delivering ... Read more...
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Ijaz sticks to his coup claim in testimony from London (Lead)
February 22nd, 2012 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 22 (IANS) A Supreme Court appointed commission probing the memo scandal here Wednesday began recording the testimony of Pakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz, the key figure in the controversy, ... Read more...
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Pakistan commission records Ijaz testimony
February 22nd, 2012 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 22 (IANS) A commission probing the memo scandal here Wednesday began recording the testimony of Pakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz, the key figure in the controversy, through video-conference from ... Read more...
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Mansoor Ijaz’s credibility eroded: Pakistani daily
January 25th, 2012 - 12:45 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 25 (IANS) Mansoor Ijaz, one of the key figures in the memo scandal, has lived up to his track record of shifting goal posts whenever things get sticky, ... Read more...
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Provide security to Mansoor Ijaz: Pakistan judicial panel
January 24th, 2012 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 24 (IANS) The judicial commission probing memogate has directed authorities to provide security to Pakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz, one of the key figures in the scandal.The commission Tuesday ... Read more...
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Will unveil the truth, not afraid of anyone, says Ijaz
January 21st, 2012 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) Pakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz has said that he is not afraid of anyone and would unveil the truth despite receiving threats over his expected testimony ... Read more...
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US assured me support during Pakistan visit, says Ijaz
January 21st, 2012 - 12:38 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 20 (IANS) Pakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz has said that the US government assured him of its support during his forthcoming visit to the country. He said he has ... Read more...
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Memo scandal: Will present more proof, says Mansoor Ijaz
January 18th, 2012 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, Jan 18 (IANS) Pakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz, one of the key figures in the memo scandal, Wednesday said he will present more proof to the judicial commission probing the ... Read more...
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‘Haqqani to survive punishment even if link with memo proved’
January 9th, 2012 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 9 (IANS) Husain Haqqani, Pakistan's former amabassdor to the US, cannot be punished under the law even if a link is established between him and the controversial ... Read more...
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‘Pakistani army working under government’
January 6th, 2012 - 3:48 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 6 (IANS) Pakistan's military institutions are working under the government, a minister asserted Friday at a time of heightened tensions between the civilian and defence administrations over ... Read more...
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Memo commission issues notice to Zardari
January 4th, 2012 - 10:32 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 4 (IANS) A Pakistani judicial commission set up to probe the memo scandal has issued notice to President Asif Ali Zardari to appear before it at its ... Read more...
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Haqqani’s lawyer quits as memo panel holds first meeting (Lead)
January 2nd, 2012 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 2 (IANS) A Pakistani judicial commission probing the memo scandal Monday held its first meeting which former envoy to the US Husain Haqqani did not attend. His lawyer ... Read more...
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Haqqani absent from memo hearing
January 2nd, 2012 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 2 (IANS) Former Pakistani ambassador to the US Husain Haqqani Monday did not attend the hearing of a judicial commission here probing the memo scandal.The commission meeting was ... Read more...
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Pakistan parliamentary panel to summon ISI chief in memo case
December 31st, 2011 - 4:21 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 31 (IANS) A Pakistani parliamentary committee, investigating the memo allegedly sent to US authorities saying that Zardari feared a coup after Osama bin Laden's May 2 killing, will ... Read more...
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No control over army and ISI, admits Pakistan government
December 22nd, 2011 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 22 (IANS) Pakistan's defence ministry does not have operational control over the military and the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), the ministry has admitted in the Supreme Court.The Ministry of ... Read more...
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Secret memo exists, says Pakistan Army chief
December 16th, 2011 - 1:21 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 16 (IANS) A secret memo to Washington that said President Asif Ali Zardari feared a military coup, in fact, existed and was an attempt to lower ... Read more...
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‘Pakistan spy chief had got nod to sack Zardari’
December 15th, 2011 - 1:40 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 15 (IANS) Pakistan's powerful spy agency chief, General Shuja Pasha, had sought and got permission from senior Arab leaders to oust President Asif Ali Zardari, said Pakistani-American businessman ... Read more...
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Memogate not an issue : Gilani
December 11th, 2011 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 11 (IANS) Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said the memogate scandal is not an issue as Mansoor Ijaz, the writer of the document and who ... Read more...
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‘ISI not in Pakistan government control’
December 6th, 2011 - 11:26 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 6 (IANS) Mansoor Ijaz, the man who stirred Pakistan's 'memogate', has alleged that Pakistan's spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), especially its 'S' or strategic wing, was ... Read more...
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No threat of military coup: Gilani
December 2nd, 2011 - 12:27 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 2 (IANS) There is a no threat of a military coup, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said, referring to a secret memo to Washington that said ... Read more...
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Haqqani resigns as Pakistani ambassador to US
November 22nd, 2011 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 22 (IANS) Hussain Haqqani, the Pakistan ambassador to the US, Tuesday submitted his resignation to Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani in the wake of "Memogate" scandal, Dawn ... Read more...
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Memogate: Never met or knew Ijaz, says Mullen
November 22nd, 2011 - 11:21 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 22 (IANS) Amid a raging controversy over Pakistan's "memogate" a spokesman for Admiral Mike Mullen has asserted that the former Chairman US Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee never ... Read more...
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