No security for Mansoor Ijaz on Pak visit: US
21 January, 2012
ISLAMABAD: US embassy in Islamabad said on Saturday that no security has been assured to Pakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz during his visit to Pakistan where he is due to appear before a commission formed to investigate the memogate case on January 24, our sources reported.
US embassy spokesman was speaking to our sources and told that Ijaz would be visiting Pakistan as a common US national and would be entitled to avail all the facilities that other Americans get here.
The spokesman made it clear that Ijaz has not been committed any security during his visit
Mansoor Ijaz got one-year visa from Pakistan High Commission in London two days ago and said he was all set to appear before the memo commission.
Earlier, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on Friday that Mansoor Ijaz would be provided complete security in Pakistan.
Talking to media outside the Parliament House, he said that Ijaz would have to answer various questions in connection with toppling of the government of Benazir Bhutto and vilification campaign against security agencies. It is to be probed that why Mansoor becomes active whenever the government of Pakistan People's Party (PPP) takes charge of the country, he said.
Regarding extraordinary security measures in Islamabad on January 19, he said that he had credible information that some unscrupulous elements could try to create problems in Supreme Court. Malik said that a few individuals tried to create some disturbance, but due to tight security within a kilometre's radius of the court, no untoward incident occurred.
About kidnapping of foreigners, he said, a report had been sought from the concerned department and details would be shared with the media, adding that no foreigner would be allowed to spy in Pakistan. Responding to a question, he said, the government would complete five years term despite demands of Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif for early elections.
Malik said that according to a report of the Khanpur blast, a three to four kilogramme intensity bomb was planted in a transformer.
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