The Ministry of External Affairs on Friday rejected Pakistan Information Minister Sheikh Rashid's request to travel to Jammu and Kashmir by the Muzaffarabad-Srinagar bus on June 30.
The government has declined to accord permission to Sheikh Rashid to visit Jammu and Kashmir taking into account "all relevant aspects involved," External Affairs Ministry spokesman Navtej Sarna told reporters in New Delhi.
Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front chief Yaseen Malik's revelation that Rashid ran terrorist camps in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir is believed to be the reason why the MEA has refused him permission to enter Kashmir.
Though Rashid has denied the allegations, several retired Pakistan army chiefs and top politicians have confirmed his role in supporting terrorists.
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Pak minister ran terror camp -- Yaseen Malik