Kashmiri separatist leader Fai arrested for being 'ISI agent'

The FBI has arrested prominent Kashmiri separatist leader Ghulam Nabi Fai, populary known as 'Doctor Sahib', for allegedly being on the payroll of Pakistan's ISI, which funnelled millions of dollars to him for over two decades, and illegally lobbying US lawmakers to influence the American policy on Kashmir.

62-year-old Fai, a US citizen, was arrested by the federal agency yesterday from his home in Fairfax, Virginia, on charges of being an ISI agent who lobbied for the Pakistani spy agency and army on the issue of Kashmir.

The agency filed a 43-page affidavit in a US court in Alexandria in connection with the indictment of Fai and another US citizen Zaheer Ahmad, 63, as agents of Pakistan.

Fai, popular as 'Doctor Sahib' among the Pakistani-American community here, was produced before the court hours after being arrested by FBI,

Fai is the Director of the Kashmiri American Council (KAC), a Washington-based group that lobbies for 'self-determination' for Kashmir.

Its activities, the affidavit said, are funded by ISI. The money includes USD 100,000 given to political campaigns every year.

Foreign governments are prohibited from making donations to American political candidates.

"The investigation has led me to conclude that Fai has acted at the direction and with financial support of the Government of Pakistan for more than 20 years ... although Fai has some latitude to decide his day-to-day activities, the Government of Pakistan long has directed and funded his lobbying and public relations in the US," said Sarah Webb Linden, Special Agent, FBI.

The affidavit, filed before the US court on July 18, was made public after Fai was arrested.

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