Between mosque and military

It’s not just U.S. officials who are shining a harsh light on Pakistan’s complicity with Islamist groups. Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States once had some tough words of his own. Read the rest of the article here.

By , a senior fellow and director for South and Central Asia at the Hudson Institute.
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It's not just U.S. officials who are shining a harsh light on Pakistan's complicity with Islamist groups. Pakistan's ambassador to the United States once had some tough words of his own.

It’s not just U.S. officials who are shining a harsh light on Pakistan’s complicity with Islamist groups. Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States once had some tough words of his own.

Read the rest of the article here.

Husain Haqqani is a senior fellow and director for South and Central Asia at the Hudson Institute and diplomat-in-residence at the Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. He served as Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States from 2008 to 2011. Twitter: @husainhaqqani

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