A nationwide manhunt has been launched to nab a Kashmiri journalist who is alleged to be an accomplice of Hizbul Mujahideen militant Bashir Ahmed Baba alias "Pepsi bomber", arrested by Gujarat police recently. Official sources said today in New Delhi,the scribe used his contacts and allegedly helped Baba to work in the guise of an NGO worker and set up base in Gujarat.<br/><br/>The journalist is said to have played a crucial role in helping Baba in sending youths to Pakistan for terror training .He is also said to have helped the Hizbul militant to conduct recce of key sites including the ISRO facility in Gujarat.The role of the journalist surfaced when Baba was being monitored and after a reference to his name was made.