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| Perpetual arrest warrants issued for former US envoy Hussain Haqqani |
| 2018-10-06 |
| [DAWN] Perpetual arrest warrants were issued on Friday for former envoy to the United States Hussain Haqqani, to bring him back to the country, based on the findings of a Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) report, DawnNewsTV reported. The FIA had started the paperwork but haven't done much else against Haqqani in March for committing "criminal breach of trust, misuse of authority and embezzlement of funds". The former US envoy is the principal accused in the Memogate scandal. A hearing in the matter was held on Friday which was presided by special judge central, Irum Niazi. According to the FIA report, Haqqani was also involved in the misappropriation of embassy funds to the tune of $2 million. The report observes that the former envoy has purposely gone into hiding and mentions that a notification of summons had already been pasted outside his residence in Bloody Karachi ...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous... An FIA official had earlier said that Haqqani’s wife was an American national, he might also be holding American nationality which may create a hurdle for the Pak authorities to bring him back. In March, the official had said that according to the standard operating procedure, the FIA needed an arrest warrant issued by the court and other relevant documents regarding the case to get red warrants from Interpol. |
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