Memogate: Mansoor Ijaz seeks more time to appear

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ISLAMABAD: Mansoor Ijaz's Counsel Akram Sheikh Advocate told the Memo Commission that his client has applied for Pakistan's visa at the Swiss Embassy.

The counsel said Mansoor Ijaz might appear before the commission on January 24.

Ijaz was to appear today but his lawyer sought relaxation saying his client is getting his family insured for security.

A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice of Balochistan High Court (BHC) Justice Qazi Faiz Isa resumed the hearing of infamous Memogate case.

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif, former ambassador to US Husain Haqqani and Mansoor Ijaz's counsel Akram Shaikh were present during hearing.

On the other hand, Blackberry maker, Research in Motion (RIM) has refused to release data related to 'memogate' scandal.

The Canada-based phone manufacturer said that their privacy laws strictly prohibit disclosure of a customer's data to any other party without the consent of the concerned parties, thus Pakistan cannot have it.

Not True, mansoor Ijaz's records can be provided by RIM soley based upon his consent