A Pakistani court on Wednesday sought responses from the President and Prime Minister to a petition filed by former Defence Secretary Lt Gen (retired) Khalid Naeem Lodhi challenging his sacking by the government.
The Pakistan government has rejected former defence secretary Lieutenant General (retired) Khalid Naeem Lodhi's claim that he was sacked on charges of misconduct without being given a hearing, saying he had been fired in the "national interest".
At loggerheads with the powerful army, the Pakistan government has issued a show-cause notice to the defence secretary for submitting an affidavit on the memo scandal to the Supreme Court without seeking approval from the defence minister. Lieutenant General (retired) Khalid Naeem Lodhi, considered to be very close to army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, was issued the notice last week.
As confrontation loomed between the government and the Army, Gilani defended Lodhi's sacking, telling media persons that it was done only after hearing the other side.
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