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January 23rd, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda “It seems like a well-orchestrated trap to hold Mansoor Ijaz indefinitely in Pakistan,” said Sheikh, his lawyer.
The army assigned one officer to Ijaz’s security detail at the request of the government, Attorney General Anwarul Haq said later on Monday.
But this was clearly not enough to assuage the witness’ concerns.
Ijaz has accused the former Pakistani ambassador to the US, Husain Haqqani, of crafting the memo with the support of Zardari. Haqqani resigned in the wake of the scandal, but both he and the president have denied any connection to the letter. The Supreme Court has prevented the former envoy from leaving the country while it is investigating the scandal.
Haqqani’s lawyer, Zahid Bokhari, filed a petition with the Supreme Court commission asking it to turn down Ijaz’s request to record his statement.
“If he does not come to Pakistan, he has something to hide, instead of something to reveal,” said Bokhari.
Government supporters have accused Ijaz of acting at the behest of the country’s powerful army, something both have denied. They have also questioned Ijaz’s credibility.
Those questions intensified last week after a music video surfaced in which Ijaz acted as a commentator for a female wrestling match in which both women eventually ripped off their bikinis – a shocking image in conservative Pakistan. Ijaz claimed he didn’t know there would be nudity in the video.
One of the reasons the memo scandal has generated so much controversy is rampant anti-American sentiment in Pakistan. The letter offered to replace Pakistan’s national security leadership with people favourable to the US in return for help from Washington in stopping the supposed coup.
The US has provided Pakistan with billions of dollars in military and economic aid in return for support in fighting the Taliban and al-Qaeda, but relations have always been defined by a lack of trust.
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