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ISLAMABAD (Asif Bashir): Authorities are suspecting that US embassy in Pakistan has secretly obtained the video recording of Parliament's in-camera session on Abbottabad operation which was attended by ISI head and army chief of the country, ARY NEWS reports.
The in-camera joint session of parliament was held on May 13 in which Inter-Services Intelligence chief Lt. Gen. Shuja Pasha, Air Chief Rao Qamar Suleman and others briefed the lawmakers on US cover operation which killed al Qaida chief Osama bin Laden violating Pakistan's airspace.
Reports said when US top diplomats visited Pakistan and met political leadership it was evident from their discussions that they are aware of minute-by-minute proceeding of the secret session and even of the facts not came in the media.
It alarmed secret agencies and triggered them to start investigation into the matter.
Sources said intelligence agency have interrogated custodian of Parliament House's record to determine if video CDs of the session are really leaked to the US embassy secretly by concerned staff members.
Spokesman to the US embassy was not available for his version.
The enquiry is still going on to find out solid evidences in this connection to try those involved in the leakage, sources say. Leakage of classified information is a crime according to Pakistan's law.
As per the rule, recording of the in-camera session is not publicized and can't be available to any lawmaker. At end of every session of the parliament, the CDs are sealed in the presence of speaker and deputy speakers National Assembly as per the official procedure.
The recording can't be obtained without a formal recommendation by President of Pakistan.
PML-N leader Ahsan Iqbal, while talking to ARY NEWS, called upon Speaker National Assembly to issue an official statement in this regard. Terming the act as high treason, he demanded of the government to carry out investigation into the issue.
Video of in-camera session leaked to US?,10/21/2012 8:49:48 PM
ISLAMABAD (Asif Bashir): Authorities are suspecting that US embassy in Pakistan has secretly obtained the video recording of Parliament's in-camera session on Abbottabad operation which was attended by ISI head and army chief of the country, ARY NEWS reports.
The in-camera joint session of parliament was held on May 13 in which Inter-Services Intelligence chief Lt. Gen. Shuja Pasha, Air Chief Rao Qamar Suleman and others briefed the lawmakers on US cover operation which killed al Qaida chief Osama bin Laden violating Pakistan's airspace.
Reports said when US top diplomats visited Pakistan and met political leadership it was evident from their discussions that they are aware of minute-by-minute proceeding of the secret session and even of the facts not came in the media.
It alarmed secret agencies and triggered them to start investigation into the matter.
Sources said intelligence agency have interrogated custodian of Parliament House's record to determine if video CDs of the session are really leaked to the US embassy secretly by concerned staff members.
Spokesman to the US embassy was not available for his version.
The enquiry is still going on to find out solid evidences in this connection to try those involved in the leakage, sources say. Leakage of classified information is a crime according to Pakistan's law.
As per the rule, recording of the in-camera session is not publicized and can't be available to any lawmaker. At end of every session of the parliament, the CDs are sealed in the presence of speaker and deputy speakers National Assembly as per the official procedure.
The recording can't be obtained without a formal recommendation by President of Pakistan.
PML-N leader Ahsan Iqbal, while talking to ARY NEWS, called upon Speaker National Assembly to issue an official statement in this regard. Terming the act as high treason, he demanded of the government to carry out investigation into the issue.
Video of in-camera session leaked to US?,10/21/2012 8:49:48 PM