Malik claims ignorance of Pakistan chief justice's son case

Islamabad, June 13 (IANS) Pakistan's former interior minister Rehman Malik has denied any knowledge about a film related to Arsalan Iftikhar, son of Pakistan Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry.

Malik, now an adviser on interior affairs to Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, has also categorically denied the government is aware of the film, the daily Dawn reported.

In a statement issued under oath, Malik said neither he nor the federal interior ministry had any information about Arsalan Iftikhar's film.

The chief justice had earlier stepped down from a Supreme Court bench suo motu hearing the case of his son over having allegedly received millions of rupees from powerful real-estate tycoon Malik Riaz.

Malik has said that the accusations levelled against him by certain television anchors are unfounded and fabricated. He has directed his lawyers to file a Rs.3 billion (about $32 million) suit against the anchors.