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Pak man refutes government`s claim on coup article
A US-based businessman claims he was an intermediary between Zardari and US administration to avert a military coup.
Mansoor Ijaz`s comments came after Pakistan government
rejected his claims, that detailed his role in Zardari`s
efforts to reach out to the Obama administration to ask it to
stop army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani from staging a coup
following the May 2 Abbottabad raid, in an article in the
Financial Times on October 10.
Though the article created a flutter in Pakistani
political circles, the government maintained silence on it for
over two weeks.
The Foreign Office denied Ijaz`s assertions on October 28
while presidential spokesman Farhatullah Babar issued a denial
the following day.
Ijaz responded to the denials yesterday in a statement
issued from Zurich, saying he had proof to back up his claim.
"I have the facts - all the facts. Every word I say or
write is backed with hard evidence and proof. Challenging me
on that would be a grave mistake," he said.
Ijaz reminded the Foreign Office, presidential
spokesperson Babar and Zardari that "the facts I have are
irrefutable."
He added: "The evidence is crystal clear."
PTI