India, Sept. 20 -- Jailed separatist leader Yasin Malik during his deposition in Delhi High Court on Thursday claimed that after his arrest in 1990, he was actively engaged by six consecutive Governments headed by VP Singh to Manmohan Singh, to speak about the Kashmir cause and resolve the issue. Malik further told the Delhi High Court that he met Pakistan-based terrorist Hafiz Saeed and other militants in 2006 at the request of then Intelligence Bureau (IB) Special Director VK Joshi.

"I was specifically requested for this meeting with Hafiz Saeed and other militant leaders of Pakistan on the pretext that militancy and peace dialogues cannot go in tandem, given the bomb blast which happened in the National Capital," he said. Malik furthe...