Pak PM denies attending funeral of Headley's dad

LeT operative David Headley has told a jury in the Tahawwur Rana trial that Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani attended his father's funeral, but the latter's office rubbished the claim.u00a0

"Did the prime minister attend your father's funeral?" asked Rana's attorney Patrick Blegen.


Official connection:u00a0David Headley's half-brother Danyal Gilani works as
a public relations officer at Gilani's office
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"Yes," replied Headley. Saleem Gilani was former Director General of Radio Pakistan and worked for the Pakistani Embassy in Washington DC. The Prime Minister's Office also clarified that the well- known broadcaster died in December 2008 in Lahore, and not in 2010.

"The Prime Minister never attended Saleem Gilani's funeral and had only visited Danyal Gilani's (Headley's half-brother) house to condole the death," a spokesman for Gilani's office said.