Letter from Saudi prince fake: govt

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Religious Affairs said the letter to Chief Justice of Pakistan from a Saudi prince, is fake, Geo News reported Wednesday.

Secretary Religious Affairs Agha Sarwar Qazalbash said there is massive mafia operating in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), which could possibly be involved in the letter writing.

He said the mafia could have written the letter to the CJ on finding their interests unfulfilled.

Qazalbash said two people, in the garb of spokesmen of Saudi prince, turned up to him during his visit to the kingdom and offered him expensive accommodations, adding when their offer was jettisoned, they wrote the letter to Chief Justice of Pakistan on getting their offer dashed.

The secretary said the present accommodations have been availed at rent worth 1400 to 1600 riyals, contrasting earlier accommodations which were taken on rent worth even 2500 riyals.

Agha remarked that pilgrims are being refunded with the amount, which went surplus owing to the inexpensive accommodations.

Meantime, the Foreign Ministry has been sought to verify the veracity of the letter in question.