My friend and colleague, Mumtaz Ahmad (president of International Islamic University in Islamabad) sent me this (I cite with his permission): "Here is a news: Today, Pakistan's Permanent Representative at the UN resigned
from his position expressing his disagreement with the instructions that he
received from Islamabad to support more severe sanctions against Syria.
Pakistan's UN Ambassador Hussain Abdullah Haroon had earlier advised his
government to support the position taken by China and Russia and not rush to go
along with the American-led sanctions lobby. When Ambassador Haroon told
Islamabad that he could not endorse sanctions, the Pakistani government sent its
ambassador to Paris to sign on the dotted lines. Ambassador Haroon resigned in
protest and would return to Pakistan next week."
PS I don't think that people would say that he was paid by Iran or Russia because he is independently wealthy.
PS I don't think that people would say that he was paid by Iran or Russia because he is independently wealthy.
