23 july 2011
NEW DELHI: Pakistan.s front man Ghulam Nabi Fai, recently arrested in the US for using illegal funds to lobby Islamabad's case on Kashmir according to ISI's directives, kept a sharp eye out for activists, whose vitriolic anti-Indian views suited Pakistan.
In early March, Fai sent an email to his handler Touqeer Mehmood Butt, drawing his attention to a meeting of the UN working group on enforced or involuntary disappearances that was to be addressed by an Indian-born activist known for her anti-India leanings.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation's affidavit does not disclose the activist's identity, but names her as "Mary" and says that Fai told Butt that she would testify before the working group. The engagement was scheduled for March 17, between 3pm and 5pm as a side event at the 13th session of the UN human rights council.
"Mary" was not unknown to Fai or ISI, as the affidavit notes that she is a "human rights activist" and "major general Mumtaz Ahmed Bajwa had requested Fai to introduce him to Mary in July, 2009". Bajwa was a senior Pakistani officer, who Fai was in touch with.
"The next day, Butt asked Fai to provide Butt with information about the hearing. On March 26, 2011, Fai responded to Butt's request with an email that described Mary's testimony before the UN working group. On March 28, 2011, Butt wrote back to Fai with several questions, commenting that he needed additional information to `complete my update for elders.' "
Similarly, on an earlier occasion, the affidavit notes that ISI provided Fai with a list of six persons who were to be invited to a conference the Pakistani agent organized in 2008. The ISI had screened likely invitees from both India and Pakistan. "I obtained a list of speakers at the conference. Among the speakers were six individuals who's names had been provided to Fai by Khan (a handler previous to Butt)," FBI agent Sarah Webb Linden has written.
In August, 2008, Fai's handlers had asked him to step up efforts to push the case on Kashmir as one of "self determination" that was being denied to its residents by India. In September, 2008, Fai duly reported that he "had met with the US assistant secretary of state for south Asian affairs, and that Fai had provided copies of statements by Indian intellectuals and human rights organizations regarding Kashmir."
NEW DELHI: Pakistan.s front man Ghulam Nabi Fai, recently arrested in the US for using illegal funds to lobby Islamabad's case on Kashmir according to ISI's directives, kept a sharp eye out for activists, whose vitriolic anti-Indian views suited Pakistan.
In early March, Fai sent an email to his handler Touqeer Mehmood Butt, drawing his attention to a meeting of the UN working group on enforced or involuntary disappearances that was to be addressed by an Indian-born activist known for her anti-India leanings.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation's affidavit does not disclose the activist's identity, but names her as "Mary" and says that Fai told Butt that she would testify before the working group. The engagement was scheduled for March 17, between 3pm and 5pm as a side event at the 13th session of the UN human rights council.
"Mary" was not unknown to Fai or ISI, as the affidavit notes that she is a "human rights activist" and "major general Mumtaz Ahmed Bajwa had requested Fai to introduce him to Mary in July, 2009". Bajwa was a senior Pakistani officer, who Fai was in touch with.
"The next day, Butt asked Fai to provide Butt with information about the hearing. On March 26, 2011, Fai responded to Butt's request with an email that described Mary's testimony before the UN working group. On March 28, 2011, Butt wrote back to Fai with several questions, commenting that he needed additional information to `complete my update for elders.' "
Similarly, on an earlier occasion, the affidavit notes that ISI provided Fai with a list of six persons who were to be invited to a conference the Pakistani agent organized in 2008. The ISI had screened likely invitees from both India and Pakistan. "I obtained a list of speakers at the conference. Among the speakers were six individuals who's names had been provided to Fai by Khan (a handler previous to Butt)," FBI agent Sarah Webb Linden has written.
In August, 2008, Fai's handlers had asked him to step up efforts to push the case on Kashmir as one of "self determination" that was being denied to its residents by India. In September, 2008, Fai duly reported that he "had met with the US assistant secretary of state for south Asian affairs, and that Fai had provided copies of statements by Indian intellectuals and human rights organizations regarding Kashmir."
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