An unsigned memorandum, believed to have been written at Haqqani’s suggestion, was sent to Admiral Mike Mullen, then Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, seeking American help in exchange for fighting extremists in Pakistan’s tribal areas who were complicating America’s efforts to extract itself from Afghanistan. What the lively Pakistani media dubbed “memogate” forced Haqqani to resign and enabled the Supreme Court to assert its authority by deciding to investigate the matter.
人们普遍认为，巴基斯坦驻美大使侯赛因•哈卡尼曾试图获得美国的帮助，以防止另一场军事政变。一份未签署的备忘录（人们认为，这是根据哈卡尼的建议写成的）送到了时任参谋长联席会议主席迈克•马伦那里，寻求美国的帮助，作为回报，巴基斯坦将与其境内部落地区的极端分子作斗争，这些极端分子使美国更难从阿富汗抽身。生机勃勃的巴基斯坦媒体创造了“备忘录门”，这迫使哈卡尼辞职，最高法院裁决决定调查此事。