Ijaz reiterates ‘threat’ of coup after Abbottabad operation
ISLAMABAD: Central character of memogate scandal Mansoor Ijaz on Thurday reiterated that there was a serious threat of military coup to the government of Pakistan, DawnNews reported.
The commission, formed by the Supreme Court to investigate controversial memogate scandal, has released a 39 pages recorded statement of the US businessman.
Ijaz, however, refused to give away ‘secrete’ information about the Abbottabad operation on May 02 last year by the United States, which killed al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden.
Mansoor Ijaz was being cross-examined via a video link from the Pakistani High Commission in London.
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif’s legal counsels Mustafa Ramday and Rasheed A Rizvi are in London for this purpose.
While, defence lawyer Zahid Bukhari and Mansoor’s counsel Akram Sheikh are attending proceedings at the Islamabad High Court.
Ijaz said that there was a serious threat to the government of a military coup and DG Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Lt-Gen Shuja Pasha met with rulers of different countries to gain their support for the coup.
Ijaz reiterates