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| Pakistan envoy denies militant cash |
| 2003-02-07 |
| "Lies! All lies!" Pakistan's acting High Commissioner in Delhi, Jalil Abbas Jilani, has dismissed as "absolute rubbish" claims by Indian police that he handed over thousands of dollars to fund Kashmiri militancy. Indian police arrested two people on Thursday under controversial new anti-terrorism legislation. Police said one of those arrested was carrying more than $6,000 in cash, which she said Mr Jilani had given her. Are they "just good friends" or was the money for the local snuffy brigades? Pakistan summoned the Indian envoy in Islamabad on Friday to lodge a strong protest over the allegations. "Really! It's nothing! The jewelry stores were closed, so I just gave her cash..." |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |