Gilani`s PRO acknowledges Headley is his half-brother

Rezaul H Laskar
Islamabad, Nov 28 (PTI) Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf
Raza Gilani's public relations officer Saturday acknowledged
that David Coleman Headley, a terror suspect detained in the
US, is his half-brother but dismissed as incorrect reports
that his family is related to the premier.
Public relations officer Danyal Gilani said in a
statement that Indian media reports "trying to establish a
relationship between Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and the
family of detained US terror suspect and my half-brother,
Daood Gilani alias David Coleman Headley, is "incorrect,
misplaced and totally baseless".
The report is based on speculation and is intended to
create "unnecessary hype", Danyal Gilani said.
He said his ancestors migrated to Pakistan from
Jastarwal in India's Punjab state and Etawah in Uttar Pradesh
while the premier's family has been living in Multan "for
centuries" and the two families "have no relationship with
each other".
Danyal Gilani also acknowledged that the Prime
Minister had issued a condolence message on his father Syed
Saleem Gilani's death in December last year and visited his
house to offer condolences.
"This he did out of courtesy because I was working as
his PRO and also because my father was a renowned broadcaster
and a known personality of his time. At that time Daood
(Gilani) was not in Pakistan," he said. (MORE) PTI