Brother of Pak army chief Gen Ashfaq Kayani in India
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
Amritsar, April 12: Farooq Kayani, brother of Pakistan's army chief Gen Ashfaq Kayani, today crosed into India through the land transit route of Attari border leading a delegation of school students.
Farooq Kayani is the Principal of a high school in Pakistan and is accompanied by his wife Syeda Kayani and 15 school staff members besides an equal number of students.
According to Assistant Customs Commissioner R.K. Duggal, Farooq Kayani and his team would spend the night at Dera Baba Jaimal Singh of Radha Soami sect at Beas and go to Chandigarh tomorrow before travelling to Shimla to take part in a scheduled program being organised by the Sanawar School.
During his stay in Chandigarh, he may meet to Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal.
Before going to Beas, Farooq visited the Golden Temple in Amritsar.
Lastupdate on : Tue, 12 Apr 2011 21:30:00 Makkah time
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