Jammu, Sept. 20 -- Former Jammu and Kashmir (J-K) Director General of Police (DGP) SP Vaid has criticised JKLF chief Yasin Malik's claim that he briefed then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh after meeting Lashkar-e-Taiba chief Hafiz Saeed, calling it a "matter of shame" for the government of that time.

Malik, convicted in terror-related cases and serving a life sentence in a 2017 terror-funding case, claimed in a sworn affidavit that he had travelled to Pakistan, met Hafiz Saeed, and subsequently briefed Manmohan Singh.

Speaking to ANI on Friday, Vaid said it was shocking that someone involved in killings could have been used for "diplomatic purposes."

"What could be more shameful than this? Yasin Malik's affidavit states that he travelle...