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Au Revoir Ambassador Haqqani
By D. Asghar
A fellow blogger commented on the recent development pertaining to Hussain Haqqani’s resignation as Pakistan’s Ambassador to the US, “its not the end of the world.” I agree with my esteemed colleague. It may not be end of the world, but it sure seems like the world around people leading the PPP government, although may not be ending but it is no longer going to be the same. Many Pakistani Americans would agree along with many Pakistanis that Haqqani sure was one of the best envoy to the US. Perhaps that was his biggest shortcoming.
I agree with my colleague on another forum, where he has said that, many came and left PPP and it has survived. Undoubtedly, the party has the spirit of the most valuable and admired leader, so it is bound to survive.
Haqqani’s departure is solely from the Ambassadorship and not from the party, so he may have a new portfolio soon. One of his tweets, alluded to the fact that he may be representing a more inclusive Pakistan, free of bigotry and intolerance.
When he was summoned to Islamabad by the President, it was more than obvious that he was headed for some challenges ahead. One had to be in total denial to understand the reason for the call. In this day and age, when Skype can bring people face to face, why did the Ambassador, fly to Islamabad, just for a “clarification.”
Enough has been said and written about the circumstances surrounding his departure and the infamous “memogate.” If he is “innocent”, then the most prudent move, would have been an “administrative leave”, till the situation was properly investigated and the outcome was presented to the public.
Prior to his departure, Mr. Haqqani sent his “offer to resign.” His explanation for such an offer was to signal the so called foes of democracy, that he was not hungry for the post.
Despite the never ending streams of tweets and breaking news about “memogate”, the half way sane people can deduce one thing. Whatever went on in a meeting of the so called “Powers of Islamabad”, and the former Ambassador may not come out in public, ever.
One does not need a crystal ball to easily see, that things may not be in favor of PPP led government, from here on. The PTI October 30 Rally, Shah Mehmood Qureshi’s Resignation (6 plus months after the fall out of Raymond Davis Affair, presumably his reason for resignation), “Memogate” and the media hype over it, and lastly the PML N show of strength in Faisalabad over the weekend, are all telltale signs.
The game is on and anyone with an ounce of intellect can see, where are the things headed. The negative press about PPP is on full throttle. Without a doubt, PPP is under immense amount of pressure. Haqqani, undoubtedly built a lot of bridges between the US-Pakistan relationships. It is true that institutions and governments don’t stall without a person, but relationships do.
His replacement better be capable or equally good. A lot hinges on the “Man in Washington.” Why, even those in denial cannot deny the significance of this relationship. All this prior to the Senate Elections is what further solidifies the doubt that so called, “Palace Coup” is in motion.
I hope Mr. Haqqani will remain active in Twitter Universe. I would second another Senior Colleague’s comment, who said that, HH should make sure that his name is not on ECL, and if all possible, slip outside Pakistan. Call me a pessimist, but based on the dubious past of our “Men in Khakhi”, it would be in his best interest. Au Revoir Ambassador Haqqani. Take Care and Best Of Luck.
Written by dasghar
D. Asghar is a Pakistani American. A Mortgage Banker by profession who loves to write as well. He blogs frequently at popular South Asian websites. A repository of some of his scribbles is http://dasghar.blogspot.com/. He can be reached at dasghar@aol.com.
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Hussain Haqqani was good in his job. He could articulate extremely well. He did use his ability speak for Pakistan even when he knew that some Pak. policies were just stupid!
Perhaps I suggest that no-nonsense-man Shah Mehmood Qureshi be given the the Ambassador’s job in Washington.
Shalom, Beej Koomar:
On second thought, I believe that Shah Mehmood Qureshi now disgraced former foreign minister won’t get the job.
Anyway, let us watch and enjoy the Tamasha over a home grown Pindi tea!
Shalom
HUSSAIN HAQQANI WILL BE BACK SOON AFTER THE FAIR TRIAL .
A Qadyani busy in humiliating a Jamati. Interesting
@Raza
Mansoor Ejaz as much of a “Qadiyani” as Hussein Haqqani is a “Jamati”.
I am sorry to say why we forget everything now Mr. HH is most favorable pro democrat, what about his past, when he was part of Jamat Islami, when he struggled against BBhutto, when he was among the think tank of N. Sharif. Today all CIA Backed Journalist and so called intelectual is working on propaganda against ISI, so funny, for how long we will be working on Payrolls, I think its time to rethink our intrests andwork for the country
The only Jammat that Husain Huckani belongs to is, Worship The Rising Sun/ Sons and Daughters league.
He is chameleon and pathetic. He designed and innovated The Memogate. He pocketed almost $2 Millkions re The Doctor Affia Siddiqui scam.
During his ambassadorship, the image of Pakistan in th USA plummeted to a new nadir. He is the eptome of chicanery and the zenith of hypocrisy andmasterstriokes of evil-think. Once he was a big Nawazu aficionadio (and bagged High Commissioon to Sri Lanka), then he changed colors and joinded the Zardari ranks.
APAAS KEY BAAT HAEY… the Memo was drafted and delivered during May 2011 .. and it has accomplished its nefarious purpose (demeaning Pakistani armed forcsd which had pretty good relationship with the USA sptread over six decades). Of course, Mansoore Ijaz will make a bundle by assimilating/accumulating helluva lot of Minority-contracts as reward.
Haqqani (with a third rate MA degree!!!) says he offers his Blackberry, his typewriter .. his computer .. dammit he is making a damn fool of himself in trying to befool our intelligentsia.
This is hiobhiob X hubhub catered against the innocent public at large. Blackberry is useless. It proves nothing. Mansoore (I hope I recall and transliterate his first name right) Ijaz who speaks with an Indiana twang, has tape-recordings and meticulous notes.
Law will accept the impossible but not the unreasonable or improbable. Why would Mansoore Ijaz fabricate this story/scam?
Then enter Miss Isphani, Haqqani’s charming wife (she collects a hefty salary besides) … I drink Isphani Green Tea, but must add that these and her other wailing musicals and tricks of Trade won’t work.
I wrote her (and Nargis SETHI sothat she can pass it on to the Authority) and I will repeat in the court of Senior Lord Justice Omer Atta Bandial tomorrow (24th November) that the best way to find ought is to administder LIE DETECTION/POLYGRAPH tests that will separate the Frico Milk from the watery-watery.
I can bet my bottom cent that both Haqqani and Ms. Ispghani will become water-water (paani-paani hoe jawein gayy) after these tests. If they pass the tests I will leave the Country and if they fail then proceedings must be taken and both vigorously prosecuted for Sedition per Article Six of the Constitution.
There is no reason or logic in rubbing and oppressing this poor nation into arty dirt any further.
Under Article 164 of Qanune Shahadaat .. Polygraph and Lie Detection tests can be ordered. Also See article 2A of the Constitution. The Accused must take the oath. I care 1/2 hoots for Haqqani crying over the TV that his father and brother served Pakistan so very well. If they did, Haqqani should be subjected to the most anxious scrutiny .. he must justify his genes and genesis, and show some genious. It will turn out that Haqqani is a United Stats citizen. Nothing wrong with that and to sabve foreign exchange on Visa fees, but the crux is that His assets far exceed his known sources of income. Better MAs are out of jobs, commiting suicides.
By the way Article 164 of the Law of Evidence was proposed/drafted and gotten promulgated entirely by me.. and so I did so alsio re The Ombudsman Order regarding accountability. And look! no plot, no perks and I did not throw the towel. Not even seeking a travelling ticket.
Yes! I will genuinely support YLH (maniufolds better than HH) for ambasasadorship, although he tried to splurge a lot of mud on me regarding my Harvard degrees (which are second to none on earth).
I am not all that resourceless, it is just that i call a spade a shoVel.
Today, culturally we are pariahs of the civilized world; yet Pakistan gave birth to two Paris Biennial Laureates, Sadequain (1961) and Me (1965). The rest of Middle East (including India) produced none, except IRAN in 1961. Sadequain used to talk with untold contempot for KEERAW-MUCCKORAWS…
That cultural advantage was lost due to gangadin-level dowagers and lustful doyennes prostituting art for private gains. . Huggh-Huggh!~!
God save Pakistan from parasites and gigloes!! AMENIIIIIU
Little knowledge is dangerous… Author of the post does not seem to understand this..
BJKumar:
Isn’t true that Sherry Rahman has been already selected for Pakistani Ambassdor’s post in Washington ? I think she is good and safe in USA.
Now as far Yasser L Hamdani’s qualifications are concerned, I always thought, for a man who has not yet crossed his mid-thirties, he is a fast rising public intellectual whose services are needed at home first!
In the mean time let us not distract him from his opus-magmum project of transforming M.A.Jinnah into Pakistan’s Washington and Jefferson rolled into one big bundle. Don’t upset his apple cart and security blanket as they say.
When you put some crabs in a bucket then they can not escape from the bucket since they keep pulling each other down.
A totalitarian religion puts its followers in a similar situation. The followers take “care” that no one escapes from the totalitarian mental and physical imprisonment into which they have been indoctrinated by their teachers, “scholars”, leaders and parents.
Pakistan has a totalitarian world-view/ideology and a totalitarian arrogant religion/ideology exported from some arab land. Every pakistani has to show off his adherence to this totalitarianism publicly, forcefully, noisily and even violently.
Haqqani’s fate too is marked by this. Every pakistani’s fate is like that. Even if he is living outside of Pakistan.
I am afraid the Pak Ambassdor nominee- Sherry Rahman may not last longer than say 2 years maximum in her post. The Generals will be after her head.
So only person who can last is chain-smoking Shireen Mazari.
Keep your accolades and admirations of HH to —– yourself ——- !!!!!!
At the end of the story told and untold —- he was —- and belonged to —- 110%. And that makes him a criminal by “guilt by association”. Anybody can tell that he was made the sacrificial goat. But then he moved around in such a harem. To me he deserved worse.
Yes he will be rewarded. He might be made a minister or so and soon. Our people do not have short lived memory —- they have no memory. They deserve what they have.
After all if you churn your memory, where is Sherry Rehman coming out of? She was felicitated by Gilani. The same Gilani who squeezed her boobs in a rally. It remained on U-tube for ions.
They make me puke.
I have no doubt that the whole maamoo-gate thing affair is a setup of one kind or another. I would hesitate, however, to call young master haqqani innocent, at least in the Spinozan sense. Whatever he may be, innocent he is not. Chacha Cricket Sahib is innocent. Edhi Sahib is innocent. Zardari Sahib’s tailor is innocent (I assume).
As for the P.P.P.P.P surving for any considerable length of time, I think my life was just cut short by a year or so when I read that in your piece. And what is this about the Party having the Spirit of the most veluaably edmired leader? Oh, I get it, you’re talking about the lavish Parties held in Islamaabad these days overflowing with Sham Pain and random Grey Goosings of the nether regions of the more well-developed divas of the capital. Do you think I could get invited to one of them? Licka is so exp these days, don’t you know! And I would just love to give a right old royal salute to the Spirit of the Party.
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Today Judge of LHC Hon Umerr Atta BANDIAL ordered in our Writ IFTIKHAR v. HAQQANI and others , to paseraphrase, Govt of Pakistan through Nargis Sethi disclose what steps if any taken sothat Haqqani does not escape/abscond (like Raymond) from Pakistan;/;;;; secondly what steps are being takebn to discover truth and effective accountability re Haqqani …. I submitted that law accepts the impossible but not the improbable,. It s\was NOT in MamSOOORE Ijaz to send that letter; it was done to oblige haqqani underr the table …. that Memogate served its purposde by hunmiliating andx debniograting Pakisgtan and spoil the relationship between Pak Army and USA Establishment . Dy Attorney General will address the Court and as usuall put his mfhussain (foot) in his motor mouth (comde and see it on Monday, at 10.30 am in Justice Bandial Court). Stunning arguments are afoot inshawLAW. Typing yupsets me. I am not a cklerk, nor am anyone’s echelons (I toldf the Courtr this point blabnk vderyu courtiously today). I also told the Ct what I think of Nawaz SharrrrREEF.
I requested that SHERRY RAHMAN and MRS ISPHANI be asdded as proper party respondents.
SOFRRY MY FRIEWNDS./. i dont hazvde the time or inclination to correct my typos. If you dont understand something phone me 0345 426 6785 betsween 6 and 7 pm please….
Only islamofscists like Imran Lhan are safe in this land of pure.
to amjad cheema
There are soft-show or closet or camouflaged islamofascists like that. This arab religion will not and cannot produce good decent honest leaders. There is too much deceit and self-deceit, arrogance and imperialism in it.
To: PARIS BIENNIAL LAUREATE IQBAL GEOFFREY OF BRIGHTON AND PACIFIC PALISADES AND SUMMASATTA Pakistan… I certainly would love to hear what you think… and/or what you are able to say about: What you characterize as “The Doctor Affia Siddiqui scam” No one can ever know the pain she must have suffered…!!! I imagine you are aware of cagedprisoners.com… If not, it is a very good resource… They have devoted a lot of energy to Affia’s plight… I very much appreciate you sharing your insights with US… Thank You..
Dear Tom/ Greetings:
I feel sorry AND SAD for Aafia .. she lost her case bvecajuse of the arrogfancer and sgtfiupidity of her sister and nmother.
I started the proceedings at Islamabvad High Court 5 YEARS AGO for her return .. just when the Judge was to enter firm relief, two bearded blokes came INTO THE hIGH cOURT saying they are AAfia family lawyers .. the Court postponed the case hearing for 5-6 weeks to hear those bastards who never showed up again. Then the Court was abolished (I made OVER 20 trip from my OWN pocket, costing me a bundle). Finally, Dr Fowzia was so elated that Prime Munster Gillani promised to spend some $5 MILLIONS on Aafia’S SOCALLED defense. I warned Fowzia that Gillani/Haqqani are doing this for kickbacks (Referrals) and AAFIA would be lost by crooKKKed lawyers. Fowzia poaid me ultimate compliment saying, I was doing it for publicity. I told her to go to hell.
Perfectly winnable case was lost by crooked lawyers hired by Haqqani.
I am convinced that AAFIA is innocent, just bit of bleeding heart blubbermouth. AAFIA was entrapped and setup.Cagedprisoners, i know, it is a helplkewss debating society….
I even begged this bitch Fowzia, I said send an Affidavit from the 2 recovered Affia children HONESTKLY NARRATING WHAT HAPPENED to the American court direct , she wont listen. Actuaklly if lawyers im,posed upon AAFIA had any sense they should have asked for a trial away from NY, say California or Washington State.
I do now think, why did Fowzia not go to USA during the trial?
Why her mother would beg me for 2 hours on my mobile (at my cost) asking me (I had phoned to ask their welfare to file a Habeas for AAFIA, then when that made some progress, refused to send me LAWYER’S AUTHORITY LETTER wh is obligatory here.
I have fiuled a Writ offering to prove thast Haqqani is corrupt, only lotyalty he has is to deeppocket. I have said he be subjected to Lie Detectyion Tests and tomoro I will unstich him barring more facts in the High Court at 10.30 am, deo volente.
KListen, TOM, no one is an island .. all humanbeings must have AND ACCORD/ RESPECT BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS OF FREEDOM AND LIBERTY AND LEVEL PLAYINBG FIEDS OF EQUAL OPPORTUNITY.
MORE MUD THROWN AT ME IN PAKISTAN BY ESTABLISHMENT ASSHOLES IN A WEEK, THAN DURING 25 YEARS IN USA AND UK. .
I AM AWAKE SINCE 1.30 AM WRITING PETITIONS…. HAVING OTHER THIONBGS TO DO, I AM JUST RUSHING THIS … FOR 1500 YEARS MY FAMILY HAS THE TRASDITION TO RETURN COURTYESY OF WRITING BACK AND RECIPROCATE GREETINGS..,.
Dear Iqbal Geoffrey, Thank you for your detailed reply. I am certainly interested in in your analysis of Affia’s situation and you seem to have devoted quite a lot of time and thought to her eventual well being.. I wouldn’t be too sure that a change of venue would have solved any of the problems she encountered at trial. Both the Southern District and the Eastern District are pock marked with political considerations…. But It wasn’t a co-incidence that Mukassey became A.G. after Ashcroft. The place is a neocon fifedome.. They convict her with ZERO physical evidence.. It was New York… The jury wasn’t stupid….so obviously….. the fix was in. Such politically high profile cases get SPECIAL treatment.. Very special indeed… These cases like Noriega and Moussaoui… Almost ZERO per cent chance to prevail. No, the verdict was pro forma…. They have the power… and in these type cases and they exercise it. I believe place where the cause was lost, was in Pakistan..when Raymond Davis committed the unforced error of conducting that public execution…and NOT fleeing the scene… [or was it the unforced error it appeared to be.... Maybe the [supposed?] Bin Laden hit could have been compromised had they lived… Can there any other circumstance that would justify the Davis snuff.. In any case, once Davis was safely incarcerated, there was NO way he should have been allowed to leave without Affia’s return..!!! No way WHATSOEVER… WHAT DOES SHE KNOW THAT THE “O” CABAL WOULD EXPEND SO MUCH POLITICAL CAPITAL BY NOT RELEASING HER, WHILE BUYING BACK DAVIS..??? This enigma defies me. Of course, It’s not very difficult to understand how this all went down in Pakistan…. How she was sold down the dungeon by her own people for those American Dollars…and apparently as you write “He pocketed almost $2 Millkions re The Doctor Affia Siddiqui scam…” I would think others may have gotten more…excuse me while I puke… It was just a loss of will… and now that we know they were ready to hit OBL… They would have paid ANY price…. Sadly, it seems, Pakistan is too poor to bargain well….. Just too hungry..to have very many principles.. or stand on most of the few it may sometimes advocate. Same ole problem, new outbreak…
Thank You again very much for all your superb efforts, on behalf of Pakistan and Affia Siddiqui…. and for your generous reply to my expressing my wish to hear your thoughts on the Affia outrage… Pakistan needs more people of moral and political clarity, as do all great nations… I do hope Pakistan will be able to break the undesirable habit of selling the lives of it’s citizens to the war god of the Evil Empire of oil Israel and capitalist expropriation of others resources….AKA NATO this cycle…of the wheel…
Regards… TGW
P.S. I hope you will be part of the IK dynamo soon to roll in…..
dear Tom:
thank you vm.
By the way America paid nothing for Raymond, Pakistan government paid it under the cover and his accelerated release and emigration were illigitimate, illicit and illegal…. it offended decency and sovereignty both of Pak and the USA.
WBS/Geoffrey
ASGHAR SAHIB:
Read the OMAN TRIBUNE of Nov 30 re Haqqani.
Good Riddance (!!!) rather than Au Voir Haqqani.
Inhi Loggoun ney lay liyya duppata mera (Meena Kumari lipsing Lata MangheshkarJi)…. comes to the mind.