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ISLAMABAD: The ministry of interior submitted an affidavit to the Supreme Court on Monday, in response to the statements submitted by Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani and DG ISI General Ahmed Shuja Pasha in the ‘memogate’ case.
According to DawnNews, the interior ministry told the apex court in the 18-page reply that the Army chief did not immediately inform the prime minister of details regarding the memo scandal.
The government also said that DG ISI General Shuja Pasha should have first informed PM Gilani of his meeting with US-based businessman Mansoor Ijaz.
The affidavit filed by Secretary Interior Khawaja Siddique Akbar raised constitutional and legal questions over the Army chief and DG ISI's responses to the memo issue.
According to details, General Kayani informed the PM of General Pasha’s meeting with Ijaz after a delay of 20 days. Kayani met with the prime minister on November 13, while his meeting with Pasha took place on October 24.
Similarly, in reply to DG ISI Pasha's statement, the federal government was of the view that according to the rules and regulations the ISI chief should have informed the prime minister of the issue before anyone else.
The reply also calls Ijaz’s allegations “a pack of lies.” Moreover, it goes on to say that a “piece of paper” does not pose a threat to the world's “eighth largest army.”
