Islamabad: Mansoor Ijaz has submitted his reply to the Supreme Court of Pakistan in memogate case.
According to reports, his reply, which he emailed to the apex court, consisted of 80 pages, including documentary evidences, screened pages of his Blackberry messages, notes and details of his meeting with ISI chief Lieutenant General Ahmed Shuja Pasha.
Ijaz in his reply said he had met Pasha on October 22 in Park-lane Hotel in London on ISI chief’s request. He said the meeting continued from 6:30 pm to 10:30pm. He said that details of the data were examined during the four-hour meeting.
Ijaz said Pasha had told him that he had come to meet him with the permission of Army Chief General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani.
“Pasha said, background and writings of the memo could not be ignored,” Ijaz wrote in his reply to the SC.
Ijaz said a man had also come with Pasha but he left the room shortly after shaking hand with him
He said that batteries of his electronic devices were removed after mutual consent during the meeting. Ijaz also said in the reply that Hussain Haqqani might not have informed Pakistani government regarding his activities.
It is to mention here that the SC had issued notices to 10 personalities, including, army chief, ISI chief, President, Prime Minister in the memogate case. However, Pakistan former ambassador to US Hussain Haqqani and Mansoor Ijaz have submitted their replies in the court so far. Today is the deadline to submit replies. The SC would hear the case on December 19.