Surname has been impediment to my career growth: SAS Geelani's son

Questioned by NIA several times as part of its probe into Pakistani funding of separatist campaigns in the Kashmir Valley, Syed Naseem Geelani says he is being dragged for his father's political stand

For over three months now, the National Investigative Agency (NIA) has been probing Pakistani funding of separatist campaigns in the Kashmir Valley. While it has conducted raids across Delhi, Jammu and Srinagar looking for the money trail, NIA has summoned people from across sections of the society in Kashmir. These people include the Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCC&I) head Yasin Khan, Kashmir University scholar Aala Fazili. Among those NIA has summoned to Delhi for a questioning are Kashmir Bar Association President Mian Abdul Qayoom, several chartered accountants, and parents of students who studied in Pakistan. Those