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Saturday, December 17, 2011
Haqqani appeals TV anchors to keep patience over memoISLAMABAD: Former ambassador to United States Husain Haqqani has appealed the TV talk show hosts to allow the people to calmly witness the ongoing judicial and parliamentary processes regarding memogate issue, instead of allowing repetition of harangues everyday that presume guilt and create fear. In a written statement, Haqqani stated that he was confident that he would be vindicated when the inquiry regarding the matter would be completed. “My lawyers have advised me out of respect for the honourable judiciary not to address the media until the matter is heard in court on the 19th. This does not mean, however, that I have no case to make or point of view to explain. I should not be condemned without due process,” Haqqani said. He also mentioned that he was the first to demand an inquiry into the memo affair and offered to resign in his November 16 letter to the president simply because Pakistan needed an ambassador in Washington who was not being subjected to a media trial at home. The former ambassador said that he had returned to Pakistan to clear his name and defend the credentials of the democratically elected government. “I served honourably. Unfortunately, some people have decided to play prosecutor, witness and judge all at the same time, presenting claims as evidence and statements of one man with clearly questionable credentials as fact,” he added. staff report
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