NewsJune 24, 2016
PPP disassociates itself from Husain Haqqani
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) disassociates itself from former Pakistan ambassador to US Husain Haqqani or any of his statements, the party’s senior leader Farhatullah Babar said Friday.
In a statement, Farhatullah Babar said, “Haqqani's opinions and views do not reflect party policy.”
Haqqani's opinions are his personal views and it is wrong to link these to the PPP, Babar said.
Meanwhile, sources privy to the development said the PPP has expelled Husain Haqqani from the party over working against its policies.
Shortly afterwards, Haqqani reacted to Babar's statements in messages posted on his Twitter account.
"Political parties cannot be expected to own scholarly research or analysis just as scholarly work cannot be constrained by party policies," he said in tweets sent to his 229,000 followers.
He said that he joined former PPP leader Benazir Bhutto in 1993 and he stood by the late PPP leader and her husband, co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari in tough times.
"That political contribution to Pakistan politics is sufficient," he said.
"Glad that I can now focus on research and writing without having to worry about ties to PPP or its policies,” he added.
Haqqani, who resides in the US, has recently been at odds with the government in Pakistan over statements critical of Islamabad’s policies.
He was recently accused of conspiring with Indian lobbyist in Washington in a campaign against the United States sale of F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan.
Later, the Prime Minister's Advisor on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz claimed that a former Pakistani ambassador to the United States was "lobbying against his own country" and "creating hurdles for the government."
Courtesy www.thenews.com.pk
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