Monday 19 December 2011

Pakistan's Supreme Court probes coup memo

(AP) ? Pakistan's Supreme Court has begun investigating a secret memo sent to Washington that has sharply raised tensions between the weak civilian government and the powerful military.

President Asif Ali Zardari arrived back in the country Monday, hours before the hearing began. He had been in Dubai since Dec. 6 for medical treatment.

Zardari is under pressure over his alleged connection to the memo sent to Washington in May seeking U.S. help in averting a supposed military coup.

The court is investigating the affair, but it is not expected to come to a conclusion for several weeks or months.

The proceedings could hurt Zardari politically, some say fatally, and stoke conflict between the army and the government.

Associated Press

Source: http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/cae69a7523db45408eeb2b3a98c0c9c5/Article_2011-12-19-AS-Pakistan/id-4538af9a04ef46cd8097f0b38a80fc71

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