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Pakistan panel says ex-envoy sought U.S. help against military
Source: Reuters
Pakistan panel says ex-envoy sought U.S. help against military
By Qasim Nauman
ISLAMABAD | Tue Jun 12, 2012 1:44pm EDT
(Reuters) - A Pakistani Supreme Court commission has concluded that Husain Haqqani, the country's former envoy to Washington, wrote a memo which sought U.S. help in reining in the military, findings that could re-ignite tensions between generals and the civilian leadership.
The commission's conclusions were released on Tuesday during a deep crisis in relations between Islamabad and Washington.
Pakistan's generals, who have ruled the country for more than half of its 64-year history, were furious after the memo surfaced last year.
Writing in a column in the Financial Times on October 10, Pakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz said a senior Pakistani diplomat had asked that a memo be delivered to the Pentagon with a plea for U.S. help to stave off a feared military coup in the days after the U.S. raid that killed Osama bin Laden.
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By Qasim Nauman
ISLAMABAD | Tue Jun 12, 2012 1:44pm EDT
(Reuters) - A Pakistani Supreme Court commission has concluded that Husain Haqqani, the country's former envoy to Washington, wrote a memo which sought U.S. help in reining in the military, findings that could re-ignite tensions between generals and the civilian leadership.
The commission's conclusions were released on Tuesday during a deep crisis in relations between Islamabad and Washington.
Pakistan's generals, who have ruled the country for more than half of its 64-year history, were furious after the memo surfaced last year.
Writing in a column in the Financial Times on October 10, Pakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz said a senior Pakistani diplomat had asked that a memo be delivered to the Pentagon with a plea for U.S. help to stave off a feared military coup in the days after the U.S. raid that killed Osama bin Laden.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/12/us-pakistan-supremecourt-memo-idUSBRE85B14Z20120612
