Memogate: What Does Major General Patudi Want?
A very well placed friend in Islamabad who is rarely wrong told me yesterday that Deputy Director General ISI Major General Asfandyar Pataudi personally went to tell the Supreme Court judge to deny Husain Haqqani’s application for video link. Before the proceedings began he told the judge in no uncertain terms that Husain Haqqani must [...]
FAIR Question: Is Mansoor Ijaz Credible?
The story below is an excerpt from one that was published in 2004 by U.S. based media watch group Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting. The report was an analysis of Fox News, a conservative media outlet in the U.S. where Ijaz made frequent appearances post September 11 as an expert on terrorism. (Special Report was a featured program [...]
Mansoor Ijaz has not satisfied judgement: BSI Lawyer
The attorney for Banca Sammarinese di Investimento (BSI) Mr. Peter Kurshan claims that his client has not received $1.47 million from Mr.Mansoor Ijaz and an enforcement action will commence shortly. Mr. Kurshan said; “given that he has not voluntarily satisfied the judgment in past two years we are forced to commence enforcement action.” When asked if [...]
Mr. “Ultra Wealthy” of Memogate in Default
A self-styled Pakistani-American who describes himself as “ultra wealthy man” with expensive lawyers in major cosmopolitans of the world seems to have several financial defaults, almost no personal assets, and a creditor attempting to collect a court ordered judgment against him since 2010 in New York. The attorney for Banca Sammarinese di Investimento (BSI) Mr. [...]
Husain Haqqani sacrificed for peace with Taliban
As I had written yesterday Ambassador (Former) Husain Haqqani was dumped by his friends in the Capital to secure an exit strategy from Afghanistan. It is not surprising that Pakistani Taliban announced ceasefire on the same day when Husain Haqqani resigned. His friends in Washington DC are mainly concerned about ”Pakistan’s cooperation in the Afghanistan war,” [...]
Ibrahim Sajid Malick is a Pakistani-American writer, technologist, and social entrepreneur. He has been writing on Pakistani society and politics since 1986. He has held several media, communications, and technology positions for organizations large and small. Mr. Malick graduated from New School for Social Research with a master’s degree in anthropology. He holds several technology and management certifications. He works for a leading technology firm and blogs at www.ibrahimsajidmalick.com