Haqqani excuses to appear before commission

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Haqqani excuses to appear before commission

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Husain Haqqani submitted the application in Islamabad High Court today.

04 April,2012 01:31 pm

Former ambassador to the US, Hussain Haqqani on Wednesday submitted an application in Islamabad High Court excusing to appear before the memo commission for tomorrows proceedings due to bad health.In his application, Haqqani stated that he is not feeling well and undergoing some medical tests in the United States.Haqqani has been embroiled in a political and judicial conflict stemming from a leaked political memorandum that he was alleged to have authored, only a few days after Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was killed by US military forces.The leaked memo, delivered in May last year, was said to contain promises of greater cooperation with the Americans in counter-terrorism operations from the Pakistani government in exchange for support from the United States to subvert a potential military coup d’état.Pakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz leaked news of the memo to the media in early October 2011. Husain Haqqani was recalled to Islamabad and he resigned from his post as Pakistan ambassador in November 2011.