Former ambassador of Pakistan to the US, Hussain Haqqani In a letter expected to be placed before the Supreme Court on Thursday, stated that he would come to Pakistan only after threats to his life have been seriously dealt with. “I will not risk my life until the circumstances that have put my life in jeopardy have changed,” he declared, adding, “Given the current mood and environment in the country, where individuals are being burnt alive on unproved charges of blasphemy and ethnic, political and sectarian killings are going unnoticed, it is unreasonable to pressure me to return to the country to respond to political accusations based on the word of one foreigner.” According to a private TV channel, Hussain Haqqani said that he was facing death threats from militants, as he was portrayed as a rebel and a traitor despite the fact that he had not committed a crime. Haqqani said that he received threats to his life daily, from extremist elements in Pakistan who questioned his religious and political views. Referring to the memo commission, which he criticised for going out of its way to persecute him, Haqqani said, “The highly incendiary language used by the commission in its partisan report has increased the threats to my safety and security in case of returning to Pakistan.” He went on to argue that both Mr. Imran Khan and Sheikh Rashid Ahmed have shared the public stage with groups and leaders described internationally as terrorists.
Haqqani won’t return without guarantee of security
