By: Haroon Baloch
November 19, 2011
ISLAMABAD (Nov 19, 2011): As the claims of US businessmen-cum-journalist, Ijaz Mansoor of Pakistani origin strengthened post COAS Gen. Ashfaq Kayani's meeting with his Supreme Commander, President Asif Ali Zardari, it has developed into a "Memogate" controversy, which engulfed all political ventures for the time being.
Parliamentarians have somehow different opinions about the controversy, but PML-N leading politician and one of the close aides of Mian Nawaz Sharif Khawaja Asif terms it as the mutiny against the nation as well as the army.
"Don't be hesitant or ask me whether the implications include Article 6, be optimistic enough to call it a mutiny against nation and its army", Khawaja Asif said. He also said referring to ISI that some institutions have received all related evidences including the secret conversations of Mr. Husain Haqqani with Mansoor Ijaz as well as the blackberry codes.
"Fire is set somewhere around, no doubt it is a serious matter and we have demanded a full-fledged inquiry from the national assembly, PML-Q's parliamentarian Awais Leghari told adding that it implications can be severe enough.
The interior minister senator Rehman Malik categorically denied and said it has noting to do with President Zardari. "President Zardari has summoned the envoy in US Husain Haqqani who is directly facing the blame", Malik said.
Among others including ANP senator Zahid Khan, PML-Q senator Tariq Azeem, ANP MNA Bushra Rehman and PML-Q MNA Riaz Pirzada remained of the view let it be investigated the whole matter and should not guess about the implications.
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