The period when Shah is understood to have spoken to Saeed in January coincides with the time when demonetisation was seen to have hit "daily wages" paid to stone-pelters. "Shabir Shah also admits that he talks to Hafiz Saeed, chief of banned outfit Jamat-ud-Dawa (the preaching arm of Lashkar-e-Taiba ) and the global terrorist based in Pakistan on phone on the issue of Kashmir. His aide and co-accused Aslam Wani disclosed that he has been receiving deliveries of hawala cash on behalf of Pakistan-based hawala conduit Shafi Shayar. Both Shah and his cash courier Wani have been arrested under the prevention of money laundering Act. "Shabir Shah also told him to deliver the cash to his wife Bilquis, if he was not present at home, in future," the ED said.Shabir Shah runs a website of his party http://jkdfp.org/.

Source: Times of India September 23, 2017 21:11 UTC