Former Ambassador to the US Hussain Haqqani, DG ISI General Shuja Pasha and American businessman Mansoor Ejaz are to appear before the parliamentary committee in January.—File Photo

ISLAMABAD: The Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS) on Friday summoned the three central characters of the memo scandal — former Ambassador to the US Hussain Haqqani, DG ISI General Shuja Pasha and American businessman Mansoor Ejaz — to appear before the committee in January.

After the committee's session on Friday, Senator Raza Rabbani told reporters that a final date would be decided later, but they will be summoned to appear before the committee during the month of January, DawnNews reported.

Moreover, the committee had also prepared a draft of recommendations on the Nato attacks on the Pakistani military checkpost at Salala, said Senator Rabbani.

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