Overview

• In an August 25 affidavit to the Delhi High Court, the jailed JKLF chief asserts he met Hafiz Saeed in Pakistan at the request of senior Intelligence Bureau officials and later briefed then prime minister Manmohan Singh, who he says expressed gratitude.
• Malik portrays nearly three decades of contacts with prime ministers, ministers, intelligence leaders and even business figures as a state‑approved backchannel intended to keep a peace track with Pakistan.
• He challenges elements of the prosecution’s case, alleging a Gmail account cited by investigators to link him to a Pakistani handler was created by then IB director Nehchal Sandhu for sensitive Track‑II communication.
• The National Investigation Agency has appealed to enhance Malik’s 2022 life sentence to the death penalty, with the court granting him time to respond and listing the case for November 10.
• Media reports and BJP leaders have circulated excerpts of the filing, while Malik’s assertions remain his sworn claims and have not been independently corroborated in public by the investigating agency.