Pakistan spy chief intervenes in memo scandal

ISLAMABAD — A U.S. businessman who made public a secret Pakistani memo asking Washington to rein in Pakistan's military says the country's powerful intelligence chief personally intervened to check details of the scandal.

Mansoor Ijaz, who is of Pakistani origin, told The Associated Press on Sunday that he met with Lt. Gen. Shuja Pasha, head of the Inter-Services Intelligence agency, in London on Oct. 22, less than two weeks after he disclosed the memo in a Financial Times column.

Ijaz has accused Pakistan's ambassador to the U.S., Husain Haqqani, of orchestrating the memo — an allegation he denies.

Ijaz said he provided Pasha with evidence he requested, including phone and Blackberry records.

A senior ISI official said he had no knowledge of the meeting but did not deny it occurred.

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