Husain Haqqani fears for life, say reports
Former Paksitan ambassador to the US, Husain Haqqani fears he will be assasinated if he steps out of his present sanctuary, the house of Pakistan Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani.
Haqqani, who is at the centre of the memogate scandal said the allegations against him are part of a “psychological war” against Pakistan’s civilian government by “certain powerful quarters.”
Haqqani said he has been branded a “traitor” and a “Washington lackey” by “powerful quarters” – a reference to the country’s powerful ISI intelligence agency. He now fears of meeting the same fate as his friend, former Punjab governor Salman Taseer, who was assasinated after being branded a blasphemer.
The former ambassador was forced to resign last year after Pakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz claimed that Haqqani had asked him to pass on a memo, on behalf of Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, to the American government calling for their help to oust Islamabad’s military leadership.
Both Haqqani and Zardari have rejected Ijaz’s claims.
Haqqani’s lawyer, Asma Jahangir had said her client sought refuge at the PM’s residence as he fears the infamous ISI would compel him to make a false statement regarding the controversy.
