Petition in Pak SC against expansion of US Embassy Last Updated:
Wednesday, May 23, 2012, 00:51 Islamabad: A retired Pakistan
Army officer on Tuesday approached the Supreme Court to halt the
proposed expansion of the US Embassy, saying it would pose a
threat to national security and the country's sovereignty.  The
constitutional petition was filed by Lt Col (retired) Inam-ul-
Rahiem, a practicing advocate of the High Court and chief
coordinator of the All Pakistan Ex-Servicemen Legal Forum.
Rahiem named the Chairman of the Capital Development Authority
and other officials as respondents and said that the
construction of a huge building and "underground bunkers" would
pose a threat to the security and sovereignty of Pakistan and go
against the "right of life and liberty of citizens" as
guaranteed by the Constitution.  He claimed that according to
CDA sources, the US State Department had begun construction of
the new embassy compound in Islamabad.  The US had already
raised the level of its manpower to such an