Former ambassador of Pakistan to the US, Hussain Haqqani has declined to appear before Memogate Commission mandated by Supreme Court (SC) to probe the alleged memo written by the present government against the potential coup threat from army.
Hussain Haqqani’s counsel Sajid Tanoli Advocate on Saturday said that his client has threats to his life in Pakistan; hence, he cannot appear before the Memo Commission at Islamabad High Court (IHC) in Pakistan.
Meanwhile, Haqqani submitted an application at the apex court and the commission to record his statement through video conferencing as the statement of American-Pakistani Businessman Mansoor Ijaz was earlier taken, according to Tanoli.
In the petition, Haqqani requested to the court to permit him to record his statement at the Pakistani High Commission in London.
Earlier, the commission had turned down Haqqani’s request to record his testimony via video link and asked him to appear before the commission on March 26 in Islamabad.
It is pertinent to mention here that Haqqani was allowed by the commission to travel abroad on the condition that he would return to the country within four days whenever he would be summoned by the commission.
Meanwhile, Hussain Haqqani has submitted reply to memo commission.
In 82-page reply, Haqqani has rejected all the allegations leveled against him by Mansoor Ijaz and has stated that memo is baseless. He also mentioned that he never contacted with Mansoor. Haqqani also rejected all the electronic proofs which had been presented by Mansoor Ijaz before the commission. SANA
