ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan's envoy to the United States says he has resigned over claims he wrote a memo to Washington asking for its help in reining in the country's powerful military.
Hussein Haqqani denied Tuesday any role in writing or delivering the memo.
The affair has highlighted the divide between Pakistan's weak civilian government and the military, as well as the role the United States plays in the affairs of the country.
After the allegations were made last week, Haqqani was summoned to Islamabad to meet the army and intelligence chiefs.
He told The Associated Press, "I have resigned my services as ambassador and am happy to face an inquiry."