ISLAMABAD – The Federal Investigation Agency has intensified efforts tobring back former ambassador to the United States, Husain Haqqani for whichthe authority is set to obtain red warrants.
The supreme court, a few days back had issued directives to bring Haqqaniback to Pakistan. The former envoy, who is in the US, is the main accusedin Memogate Scandal.
Following the Supreme Court’s directives, FIA has sought perpetual arrestwarrants for Husain Haqqani, as such warrants would ease the procedure forobtaining red warrants.
The director general FIA Bashir Memon would be heading to Interpolheadquarters in Paris to attend a moot where he is expected to secure redwarrants for the former envoy.
A senior official of FIA disclosed that the DG, after attending theconference, would proceed to the United States in connection with the sameissue.
The officer, who wished not be to named, said owing to US citizenship ofHaqqani’s wife, he might also have been holding American nationality whichcould obstruct his extardition to Pakistan.
However, the DG FIA had assured the top court that a case would beregistered in the US if Mr Haqqani refuses to return to Pakistan.
The senior FIA official said that according to the standard operatingprocedure, the authority needed an arrest warrant issued by the court andother relevant documents to get red warrants from Interpol, Dawn Newsreported.
The apex court on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for Husain Haqqaniand gave a 30-day deadline to the authorities to bring him back after whichno excuse would be accepted.
The top court had already directed Mr Haqqani to appear before the court inMemogate case but he did not show up.
The ‘memo’, which had shocked the civil-military corridors in 2011 wasallegedly delivered to a high-ranking American official at Haqqani’s behestwhich had exposed the serious tension between the PPP government and thearmy led by Ashfaq Pervaiz Kiyani.