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Extension Of US Ebassy Challenged In SC

Saturday, September 12, 2009 at 1:08 pm

LAHORE: The extension of United States Embassy in Islamabad Saturday challenged in Supreme Court Registry here.

Barrister Zafarullah in his petition contended that the US embassy in Islamabad being allotted around 56 acres of land in the capital and claimed that the decision will pose threat to the security and sovereignty of Pakistan, moreover, it will pave the way for possession of the nuclear arsenal of the country.

The petition said that the extension of the US embassy is a veiled bid to destabilize Pakistan and US buying of agriculture land in various cities will also be used in conspiracies against Pakistan.

The petition pleads the Supreme Court to hear the matter in urgency and to issue stay order against allotment of land in Islamabad to the United States embassy.

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Written by: Asif Jah

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