Case registered against ex- Pak envoy Husain Haqqani: Report

Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has reportedly registered acaseagainst former envoy to the United States (US)Husain Haqqani.

Thecasewas registered in the Anti-corruption circle by theFIAin connection with the Memogate scandal, Geo News reported, citingsourcesas saying.

The Memogate scandal erupted in 2011 whenPakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz claimed to have received an 'anti-army' memo from Haqqani for the then-USjoint chiefs chairman Admiral Mike Mullen.

On February 15,Pakistan's apex court issued an arrest warrant against Haqqani and directed him to appear in the Memogatecase.

TheFIAhad asked Interpol to issue a red warrant for Haqqani, Additional Attorney General Rana Waqar told the top court but Interpol asked what, if any, criminalcasehad been filed against Haqqani.

In late February,Pakistan's Supreme Court was informed that Interpol had not issued any warrant against the former ambassador to theUSin response to a request by thePakistangovernment and had raised certain queries instead.

Responding toreportsof the warrants, Haqqani stated on Twitter that it was "sad that highest court ofPakistanpersists with such antics for local TV news coverage. Such political 'warrants' have not been honoredabroadin thepast, won't work now."