Tag: Memo

Mike Mullen did receive ‘the memo’

Former US Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Admiral Mike Mullen has confirmed that he received a memo from Mansoor Ijaz, a Pakistani-American businessman who...

‘Memo’ gave US boots on ground option in Pakistan

The ‘memo’ allegedly sent by President Asif Ali Zardari through Pakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz to the United States administration seeking its help to prevent...

Memo was excuse to target democracy: Hussain Haqqani

Pakistan’s ambassador to US, Hussain Haqqani has said that President Asif Ali Zardari will make a decision about his (Haqqani) future. Speaking in a TV...

Mansoor Ijaz’s memo echoes in NA

A memo from President Asif Ali Zardari to Admiral Mike Mullen against the army chief and ISI, which was allegedly sent through a Pakistani-American...

Mullen confirms receiving memo

Former US Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen has confirmed receiving a memo from Mansoor Ijaz, a Pakistani businessman. Ijaz alleged in a column...

Gilani steps in for damage control

Amidst speculations rife about escalating tension between the civilian and military leadership over the alleged memo sent to Washington by President Asif Ali Zardari...

Haqqani in trouble over memo controversy

With Pakistan’s Ambassador to the US Hussain Haqqani at the centre of a controversy surrounding the ‘secret memo’ allegedly sent by President Asif Ali...

Memo of a Western diplomat by a diplomat

Date: December 31, 2010
Re: Pakistan the first quarter
Having been in Pakistan since October, I am forwarding a brief review of my first personal impressions.
1) View about America: Survey after survey has shown that the populace at large very unfavorably views US government and policy. The perception in the corridors of power is very different. Given their propensities to focus on conspiracy theories most of them have a notion of US influence in Pakistan that far