Zardari asks Haqqani to initiate legal action against Mansoor Ijaz

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President directed Hussain Haqqani to initiate a legal action against Mansoor Ijaz over memo issue.

President Asif Ali Zardari has directed former envoy Hussain Haqqani to initiate a legal action against American businessman Mansoor Ijaz over memo scandal, media reported on Saturday.Media quoted sources privy to President Office said that President Zardari has asked Haqqani to start legal proceeding against Ijaz and the concerned newspaper.Hussain has recently stepped down as Pakistan ambassador to Washington over his alleged role in memogate controversy.He is accused of writing a secret memo to US Admiral Mike Mullen through Mansoor Ijaz.