ISLAMABAD: Another petition was filed in the Supreme Court on Monday over the memo case —this time against ISI Director General Lt Gen Ahmed Shuja Pasha. The petitioner sought immediate removal of the spymaster.

Jameel Ahmed, chairman of the Communist Party of Pakistan, contended that Gen Pasha was not eligible to hold the high post of ISI.

He based his petition on articles appeared in the foreign media according to which the ISI chief allegedly got approval from the Arab world to sack President Asif Ali Zardari. “Till date these allegations have not been denied by both the ISI DG and the ISPR,” he added.

Mr Ahmed requested the apex court to declare that Lt-Gen Pasha's continuance (in office) was in direct contravention of Article 244 of the Constitution —a provision that deals with oath of the armed forces.

As an interim relief, the petitioner said, the court should direct the federal government to suspend the ISI chief till the disposal of his petition.

“If whatever stated by Mansoor Ijaz about the 'memogate' is correct, then what about his opinion concerning the ISI (DG) that he got approval from the Arab world for the removal of the president,” Mr Ahmed asked.

“This is alarming and shows involvement of the ISI DG,” the petitioner said, adding that his alleged meetings with the Arab leaders certainly came under the purview of politics.