Fai point man for Hurriyat leaders in US

Washington: Separatist Kashmiri leader Ghulam Nabi Fai, who has been arrested by the FBI on charges of working for Pakistan’s ISI, was the point man of contact for the Hurriyat leaders whenever they visited the US. From organising public events, to making their appointments in the Administration or with the US lawmakers and think-tanks, it was Fai who managed things for them, in particular moderate Hurriyat chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq. Fai, with his deep contacts in the Administration and with the US lawmakers, was always successful in getting appointments that the Hurriyat leaders wanted to. Sources familiar with the events say that Fai almost all the times accompanied Mirwaiz and other Hurriyat leaders for these meetings including the State Department. [caption id=“attachment_46027” align=“alignleft” width=“380” caption=“Fai, with his deep contacts in the Administration and with the US lawmakers, was always successful in getting appointments that the Hurriyat leaders wanted to. PTI”] [/caption] Fai and Mirwaiz and other Hurriyat leaders could be spotted together at the lobby of the Foggy Bottom headquartersof the State Department and at the UN headquarters.  For any media interview here with the Hurriyat leaders, Fai was always the point of contact. According to the FBI, Fai received more than $4 million in the past several years from the ISI to lobby on behalf of Pakistan before the Administration and the US lawmakers on the issue of Kashmir. While Fai publicly stated that he represented the people of Kashmir, the FBI affidavit claims that Fai indeed worked for the ISI; wherein his ISI handlers in Pakistan determined what Fai was going to speak, what would be his agenda and even who to invited to his conferences. PTI