Thursday, October 22, 2009

How Qureshi’s Son Was Appointed In Kerry’s Office

"“Shah Mahmood Qureshi’s relations with Haqqani had become very tense in the early part of this year. During Zardari’s for AFPAK consultations, Qureshi and Haqqani had a shouting match because the ambassador had sent something to the president without going through the foreign minister. Haqqani had direct line to Zardari, and he had some of Qureshi’s decisions reversed. After the Long March when Zardari became a little weaker and Yousaf Raza Gilani a bit stronger, Haqqani decided to patch up with Qureshi. What did Haqqani do: He used his contacts with Kerry and had Qureshi’s son appointed as his intern. With that favour, Qureshi has no more complaints against Haqqani. So powerful is Haqqani that he has never allowed Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir to set foot in Washington." (thanks Nabeel)