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    November 20, 2011

Pakistan's US Envoy Returns Home in Memo Dispute

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   In this photo released by ABC News Pakistani Ambassador to the US
   Husain Haqqani is interviewed on ABC's 'This Week' about the details
   surrounding the death of Osama bin Laden and the raid on his compound
   in Pakistan, May 8, 2011
   Photo: AP
   In this photo released by ABC News Pakistani Ambassador to the US
   Husain Haqqani is interviewed on ABC's 'This Week' about the details
   surrounding the death of Osama bin Laden and the raid on his compound
   in Pakistan, May 8, 2011.

   Pakistan's ambassador to the United States returned to Islamabad Sunday
   to explain a controversial memo appealing to the United States to help
   rein in the country's powerful military.
   Ambassador Husain Haqqani has been the focus of a political dispute
   over the letter sent in May to Admiral Mike Mullen, the top U.S.
   military official at the time.
   The memo called for U.S. help in preventing a military coup in Pakistan
   following the American raid that killed former al-Qaida leader Osama
   bin Laden. It was sent by Mansoor Ijaz, a U.S. citizen of Pakistani
   origin, allegedly at the request of Haqqani.
   A close ally of Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, Haqqani has
   denied any connection with the memo and offered to resign over the
   dispute. He is set to meet with Zardari and other Pakistani leaders
   during his visit to discuss the scandal.

   Some information for this report was provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.