By Sajjad
Shaukat
Pakistan’s
Armed Forces have successfully broken the backbone of the foreign-backed
terrorists by the military operations Zarb-e-Azb and Radd-ul-Fasaad. Army and
top intelligence agency ISI have broken the network of these terrorist groups
by capturing several militants, while thwarting a number of terror attempts.
Peace has been restored in various regions of Pakistan, especially in the
Balochistan province and Karachi. But, Zionist-controlled foreign elements
have, again, started terror attacks in Pakistan not only to damage the
China-Pakistan Economic Corridor project (CPEC), but also to show to the
Western countries that nuclear weapons of the country are insecure, as the same
can fall into the hands of the militants of Al-Qaeda and Taliban or ISIS. Being
the only nuclear country in the Islamic World, Pakistan is on the hit-list of
the US, India and Israel, including some Western countries. Based in
Afghanistan, American CIA, Indian RAW and Israeli Mossad, including British MI6
which have well-established their covert networks there and are well-penetrated
in the militant outfits like the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), ISIS and
their affiliated Taliban groups had been using their terrorists to destabilize
Pakistan by arranging the subversive activities such as target killings,
suicide attacks and ethnic violence in various regions of the country. Although
due to the efforts of Pakistan’s security forces, 80 percent terrorism has been
eliminated in the country, yet organized propaganda campaign by the foreign
entities continues against Pakistan.
Indo-Israeli
lobbies which are well-penetrated in the US administration and Europe, research
centers, think tanks, universities and so-called human rights groups leave no
stone unturned in continuing their endless propaganda against Pakistan.
Particularly, RAW is availing the opportunity of the US-led organized
propaganda campaign against Pakistan. It is regrettable that some internal
elements of the country also support the external enemies of Pakistan. In this
respect, Pakistan’s former ambassador to the United States, Husain Haqqani has
also become the part of the anti-Pakistan Propaganda. In his latest book,
“Reimagining Pakistan: Transforming a Dysfunctional Nuclear State”, published
by HarperCollins India on April 9, 2018, Husain Haqqani maligned Pakistan, its
security agencies, while targeting country’s ideology and nuclear weapons. As
mentioned in the book, Husain Haqqani continues his old biased and traditional
approach against Islamabad. He takes pride in pointing out false blame game
against Pakistani establishment; question of security, internal politics,
historical background, religion, beliefs etc. Painting a dark picture of the
country to please his foreign masters, Haqqani also describes the Pakistani psyche
to explain as to how the country evolved into a dysfunctional nuclear state and
criticises all the actors such as the Pakistani state, the military and the
politicians, including even the intelligentsia. Speaking in the tone of the top
officials of the US and India, he has tried to defame the image of Pakistan in
the comity of nations.
It is
mentionable that Husain Haqqani has been distorting the image of Pakistan and
its armed forces, while showing Pakistan a fundamentalist state in line of the
external propagandists. As regards Husain Haqqani, while serving as Pakistani
ambassador, he was protecting American interests. He had issued visas to many
CIA agents like Ramond Davis to destablize Pakistan. Besides, working at
various American institutes, Husain Haqqani developed secret liaisons with
Indo-Israeli lobbies and became covert element of anti-Pakistan campaign.
Particularly, this could be judged from his book, titled, ‘Pakistan: Between
Mosque and Military.’ In this book, Husain Haqqani targeted both military and
Islamic ideology. While pointing out relationship of the Pak Army and its
primary intelligence agency, ISI with the Islamic militants, Haqqani allegedly
wrote, “since September 11, 2001, the selective cooperation of Pakistan’s
military ruler, General Pervez Musharraf—sharing intelligence with the United
States and apprehending Al Qaeda members—have led to the assumption that
Pakistan might be ready to give up its long-standing ties with radical Islam.”
He advised America, “Washington should no longer condone the Pakistani
military’s support for Islamic militants.”
American
famous writers and authors exaggeratedly praised the book of Husain Haqqani, as
it was in accordance with the hidden agenda and blame game of the US and Indian
high officials and their media and which still continue against Pakistan and
its security agencies. Especially, Stephen P. Cohen, author of the book, ‘The
Idea of Pakistan and The Pakistan Army’ allegedly wrote, “We are in Husain
Haqqani’s debt for providing the authoritative account of the linkages between
Pakistan’s powerful Islamists and its professional army.” Undoubtedly, Husain
Haqqani’s various statements, articles and books show that he has become part
of the anti-Pakistan propaganda campaign. Haqqani is a highly opportunist,
cunning and ambitious individual who is known for his anti-Pakistan and
anti-Army views. He professes that partition of India, and Pakistan was a bad
idea and holds uncharitable views about Quaid-e-Azam also. His wife Farah Naz
Ispahani also joins him in his highly virulent rhetoric against ideology, Armed
Forces and people of Pakistan. Some online reports revealed that there are
confirmed reports of his working and facilitating Altaf Hussain to get US
nationality and arranging his settlement in Chicago—USA to rescue him from
cases in UK.
The
reports disclosed that Husain Haqqani consorted with a Hindu girl of RAW, Dr
Aparna Pande, as his secretary to handled all secret corresponds, when Haqqani
was ambassador of Pakistan in Washington. Dr Aparna Pande is believed to have
close links with Indian establishment. In January 2016, both traveled to India
and visited Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), an Indian think tank
established by Ajit Doval (Indian NSA). He provided insight to VIF officials on
affairs related to Pakistan. These online sources also pointed out that Haqqani
teamed up with Indian lobby and some diehard anti-Pakistan elements, being
funded for their campaign to isolate and defame Pakistan; others in this group
include Bruce Riedel, Christine Fair, Tariq Fateh, etc. It is of particular
attention that during his briefing to the National Assembly, on January 19,
2018, while confirming anti-Pakistan lobbies in the US, the then Pakistan’s
Federal Minister for Defence Khawaja Asif disclosed, “Pakistan is trying to
acquire eight F-16 fighter jets from the US on lease, but Husain Haqqani, the
former ambassador to the US is campaigning along with India to malign Pakistan
and to block delivery of F-16 fighter jets.”
To what
extent America saves CIA agents, could also be judged from the famous Memogate
case. On December 15, 2012, the then Chief of Army Staff Gen. Ashfaq Parvez
Kayani, and former ISI DG Gen. Shuja Pasha submitted their statements in the
Supreme Court in the Memogate case. The former Pakistani ambassador to the US,
Husain Haqqani who had resigned from his post to face the investigations about
the allegations made by Mansoor Ijaz, an American businessman of Pakistani
origin in the memo, also attended the hearings of the Court, and joined the
concerned judicial commission, but he was allowed to leave the country after an
assurance that he would appear before the court whenever ordered to do so.
On a
number of occasions, Mansoor Ijaz changed his statements about his accusations
against Pak Army, ISI and the memo. During his cross-examination to the
judicial commission, via a video link from London, he refused to comment on the
source of the draft. After going to the US, Husain Haqqani has been using
various pretexts, not to face the judicial commission’s inquiry. On January 4,
2012, he sent an application before the commission including a medical
certificate, requesting to adjourn hearing. Haqqani also requested the
commission to record his statement via video link from Landon. Besides, he also
indicated that his mobile phone set was missing. In fact, Hussain Haqqani
escaped to America to avoid judicial inquiry of the Memogate issue, which
proved his disloyalty to Pakistan. In this connection, Pakistan Government
should take some steps in order to discourage the anti-Pakistan agents. In this
context, Preparation of a strong case against the absconder Hussain Haqqani by
a renowned international lawyer like Ahmer Bilal Soofi should be recommended.
The case of his repatriation may be included in all the bilateral talks between
Islamabad and Washington. PEMRA should exercise complete media blackout for the
statements of Haqqani. His assets in Pakistan should be seized along with
freezing his bank accounts.
