Government sources said Danyal Gilani, a career bureaucrat in Pakistan, has publicly dissociated himself from David Headley.<\/strong><\/p>\n Pakistan government\u2019s\u00a0selection\u00a0of representatives sent to India during the funeral of former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has outraged India again.<\/p>\n Pakistan sent Mumbai attack\u00a0plotter\u00a0David Headley\u2019s half-brother\u00a0 Danyal Gilani among other delegates to attend the last rites of the former Indian PM.<\/p>\n In what is being speculated to be an intentional move,\u00a0Pakistan government sent a\u00a0team of delegates to attend the funeral of former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee, under caretaker law and information minister Ali Zafar and foreign office spokesperson Mohammad Faisal on August 17. The delegation included\u00a0Danyal Gilani , the half-brother of terror-convict David Headley who was the plotter of 26\/11 Mumbai attack.<\/p>\n Reacting to the news, Congress said that the government must have had information about Gilani’s visit to India.<\/p>\n Although,\u00a0Danyal Gilani, has on occasions clarified that he has no contacts with his half-brother Dawood Gilani alias David Headley. They had last met at their father Syed Salim Gilani\u2019s funeral in December 2008.<\/p>\n Gilani has had clarified that he had no information about Headley\u2019s terror links. At the time of Mumbai attacks \u00a0Gilani was Public Relation Officer in the office of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani.<\/p>\n Two years ago, during a hearing, Headley had disclosed that Pakistan\u2019s then PM had visited their place to express grief over the death of their father after the 26\/11 attacks.<\/p>\n Danyal Gilani\u00a0is the chairman of Pakistan\u2019s Central Board of Film Censors and is among those who decided against Indian films\u2019 release in Pakistan. Gilani was present with information minister Syed Ali Zafar when he met Indian foreign minister Sushma Swaraj to condole the death of Vajpayee on the behalf of Pakistan government and people. However it has not yet been confirmed whether Headley was present at Smriti Sthal during the last rites.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" David Headley\u2019s half-brother Danyal Gilani was among other Pakistani delegates to attend the last rites of the former Indian PM. 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