Fai detention hearing on Friday

From Lalit K Jha
Washington, Jul 21 (PTI) The detention hearing of
Ghulam Nabi Fai arrested by the FBI for illegally lobbying for
Pakistan and its spy agency to influence US policy on Kashmir,
has been set for Friday, court officials said.
Fai, 62, arrested by the FBI on Tuesday made donations
to Congressmen and presidential candidates and organised
conferences and seminars to reflect the viewpoint of Pakistan
on Kashmir.
A spokesman of the Department of Justice said that
Fai has been scheduled to appear before the judge Theresa
Carroll Buchanan at the US District Court in Alexandria,
Virginia.
Fai, was initially produced before the court on
Tuesday a few hours after his arrest.
According to court officials, Fai has not intimated
who his attorney would be, but was hopeful that he would be
able to have one by Friday.
The FBI in its affidavit before the US court alleged
that Kashmir-born US national received hundreds and thousands
of dollars from the ISI and the Government of Pakistan with
the sole objective of molding the view of American policy
makers on Kashmir.