Islamabad: The Pakistani judicial commission investigating the memo scandal on Monday directed the government to issue a visa to Pakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz so that he could come to the country and appear before the panel.
The three-judge commission formed by the Supreme Court to probe the alleged memo directed authorities to provide a visa to Ijaz as soon as his application is receieved, and the required security when he arrives in Pakistan.
It also directed authorities to increase security for Husain Haqqani, Pakistan's former envoy to the US who resigned after the memo was made public by Ijaz.
The commission headed by Balochistan High Court Chief Justice Qazi Faiz Eesa issued the directives during a meeting held at the Islamabad High Court. Eesa said every institution is answerable to the commission.
Eesa directed Attorney General Anwar-ul-Haq to provide security to Ijaz when he arrives in Pakistan.
Haqqani's counsel Zahid Bokhari contended that Ijaz, who had claimed that he delivered the controversial memo to a former US miliatry chief at the behest of Haqqani, was making excuses to avoid coming to Pakistan.
Responding to this, the commission said if Ijaz was not issued a visa and an FIR is lodged against him, the panel may go abroad to record his statement.
The commission asked whether any case had been registered against Ijaz anywhere in Pakistan but the Attorney General said he had no information in this regard.
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