Abbottabad Commission summons Haqqani

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Abbottabad Commission on Monday summoned ex-envoy Hussain Haqqani for December 14.

28 November,2011 09:49 pm

Osama bin Laden was killed in the city of Abbotabad on May 02 in a US unilateral action that had sparked condemnation across the country.The Prime Minister had formed the five-member inquiry commission under a Supreme Court judge to investigate the US raid and the presence of the worlds most wanted man in Pakistan for years.The Commission will interview Hussain Haqqani, former Ambassador of Pakistan to the US, on December 14, when the commission will meet, a statement said.Haqqani resigned this month after a Pakistani-American businessman said he had been asked by him to deliver a memo to the then US Chiefs of Staff Mike Mullen from President Asif Ali Zardari, seeking US help to stop a feared military coup after Osama’s death.Haqqani was summoned by Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani and is now being investigated about the memo, which has created a political uproar in the country.The Commission has also summoned Khawaja Muhammad Asif, the MNA, as the opposition wants early finalisation of the inquiry report to fix responsibility. President of the National Defence University, Islamabad has also been called to share his view on the incident, the Commission said.Sources said that the Commission has invited President Asif Zardari, opposition leader Nawaz Sharif and top political leaders to give their opinion about the US raid. The Commission will finalise report after getting opinions of the political leaders, the sources said, adding that five committees have been formed to note views of the leaders.The Commission has already interviewed family members of Osama bin Laden, the intelligence chief, air force officials and authorities in Abbotabad.A meeting of the Inquiry Commission on Abbottabad Operation will be held on 14th December 2011 in the Cabinet Division under the Chairmanship of Mr. Justice Javed Iqbal, Former Senior Judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan and the President of the Commission. The meeting will be attended by Mr. Abbas Khan, IG (r), Mr Ashraf Jehangir Qazi, and Lt-Gen (r) Nadeem Ahmed, members of the Commission.