Pakistan reluctant to take its people back locked in Punjabs jails: Authority
JAGMOHAN SINGH
Monday, 10 March 2008
AMRITSAR: Pakistan Government is highly reluctant to take back Pak national internees lodged in the transit camp at Central jail Amritsar, inspite of the fact they have outlived their sentences awarded by the various Indian court of laws.
Some of Pakistani prisoners were languishing behind the Indian bars for the last more than one and half decade.
Talking to Punjab Newsline , Deputy Commissioner Amritsar, Kahan Singh Pannu said, "Section of media in Pakistan has started wrong propaganda about the Pakistan prisoner detained in Indian jails, particularly after the release of Indian Prisoner Kashmir Singh who spent nearly 35 years in the various jails of Pakistan".
Pannu said that Pakistan had alleged that Indian Government deliberately not releasing the Pak prisoners. Whereas, the facts were that Pakistan willfully punishing their people by not coming forward to accept them", said .Pannu.
Pannu said, " Out of Forty six Pak prisoners Fifteen Pakistani prisoners have been provided 'Councilor Access' by the officials of Pakistan Embassy from New Delhi long back, even all the formalities have been completed with regard to their release, since all the prisoners have completed their sentences. But unfortunately Pakistan is not ready to take them back, the reason best known to Pak Government".
Adding further Pannu said, "Union External Affair Ministry time and again has asked the Pakistan High Commission to do the needful for their Pakistani nationals so that they could return to Pakistan to join their families. But, here on this issue Pakistan has tight lipped".
Giving the detail of fifteen Pakistani prisoners who were provided Councilor Access by the official of Pak Embassy, Pannu said, "
Abdul Sharif son of Gulam Ahmed resident of Dekhsabar Baluchistan, Pakistan was arrested in 1997.
Altaf-ur-Rehman son of Mohhammad Adris resident 4-K-1, Nazimabad, Karachi Pakistan was arrested in 2002.
Mohhmmad Aslam Khan son of Abdul Rehem resident of Musargabad Minamir Colony, Lahore was arrested in 2003.
Akbar Ali son Rehmat Ali resident of Amar Sattu, Hariara, Lahore was arrested in 1995.
Gulzar Ahmed son of Jharru Khan resident of village Karole, Police Station Pannu Akal (Gotri), district Bahawalpur was arrested in 2006.
Mohhammad Bilal son of Rehmat Ali resident of Gulnani Baghm, Police Station Gulshanm, district Karachi was arrested in 2005.
Nadeem Sarwar son of Akras resident of Kasoor Rawerr at Lahore was arrested in 2005.
Goonga Bola son of not known was arrested in 2003.
Iqbal Saddique son of Mohhammad Siddique resident of Harkel, Gujjranwalla was arrested in 2004.
Mukhtar Ahmed son of khushu Mohhammad resident of Tarara, Police Station Khudian, Kasoor district of Lahore was arrested in 1990.
Mossa Kazim son of Hammed Khan resident of resident of Krodhpag, Multan was arrested in 2003.
Haran Rashid son of Sikandar Pal resident of Jarrial, The Master, and District Girgatm was arrested in 2002.
Shah Niwaz son of Mohhammad Saddique resident of 35-2L, Police Station Shah District Okarra was arrested in 2005.
Pannu said," Indian Government has no problem for the repatriation of all the Pakistani prisoners lodged in Indian jail but Pakistan has to come forward to accept them. Freedom is the basic rights of all the Pakistan prisoners when they have already completed their sentences.
Now Pakistan Government giving them punishment by not coming forward to accept them.
Pannu said, "The interesting issue is that all the Pakistani nationals lodged in Amritsar jail are constantly in touch with their family members in Pakistan while exchanging letters by post on reciprocal basis. Moreover, Indian Jail Authority never stopped Pakistanis to receive or send letters on humanitarian ground".
"Family members of Pak prisoners are longing for their repatriation to Pakistan territory from India but Pakistan adopting dilly dallying, added Pannu.
Pannu also provided the details of Pak nationals internees lodged in the transit camp at Central jail Amritsar who were not provided councilor Access were Asgar son of Mohd Ali resident of Zaffarwal, Police station Flora, District Narowal was arrested in 2005, Shingar Ali son of Baba Hussain Ali resident of Juma, Police Station Central jail Hyderabad, District Dadu Riasat Singh was arrested in 2006.
Nakeeb-Ur-Rehman son of Safan Ijat resident of village Jandialam Gujranwala was arrested in 2006. Mohd Musleen son of Wahid Bakash resident of Mohalla Saki Town,near Jama Maszid, Police Station Sadar Dera Gazi Khan was arrested in 2005. Afzal son of Basir Mistry resident of Kot Ruldu, District Narowal was arrested in 2007. Javed Khan son of Blunad Shah resident of Chowk Khappa was arrested in 2006.
Abhi Saloom son of Mukthar Masih resident of Ghurki, Police Station Berki, Tehsil and Dsitrict Lahore was arrested in 1997.
Khadam son of Salaudin Resident of Peta was arrested in 2007.
Rammej Raja son of Abad Shah Noor Hussain resident of Shugubabd, District Abatababad was arrested in 2006.
Faquir Hussain son of Roshan Din resident of Tarkhana, Tehsil Shakargarh, District Narowal was arrested in 2007.
Mohd. Aurangzeb son of Mohd Khan resident of Mandi Ahmedbad, Police Station Jalabad was arrested in 2005.
AkbarAli son of Nawab Ali resident of Chuk Brahmana, Tehsil Pasru, District Sialkot was arrested in 2007.
Loyaquat Ali son of Jalaldeen resident of Shahpur, Police Station Chung, District Kasoor was arrested in 2007.
Mohd. Abbas son of Suleman Khan resident of Guru Chak, Police Station Sabharh, District Sialkot was arrested in 2007. Aask son of Asmat Ullah was arrested in 2004. Mohd. Azmal son of Taz Gul resident of Jandmulla Samrath Mardana was arrested in 2005. Shakeel son of Babu Khan resident of Chitab near Lahoer was arrested in 2006.
Farzeena Sareen wife of Idria resident of Shekhupura Road, Shadra, Lahore was arrested in 2007.
Mohd. Niam son of Mohd Sarwar Kahn resident of Manzoorpura Plot Thana Noorkot District Narowal was arrested in 2007.
Goonga Bola not with proper address was arrested in 2007.
Mohd Irfan son of Zir Khan resident of Pakostan was arrested in 30.7.2007 Asif sonof Mohd.
Asif resident of Lia Sher, Tehsil Sakargarh, Dsitric Narowal was arrested in 2007. Batru Bafru so Bakhu Ram resident of Mankot was arrested in 2006. Ahmed son of Sadiq resident of Mohalla Kagji Bazar, Allatown,Police Station Khamdar district Karachi was arrested in 2006.
Seema wife of Ahmed resident of Mohalla Kagji Bazar, Alla town, Police Station Khamdar district Karachi was arrested in 2006. Faosal Nazam son of Khadam resident of Sharkpur, Police Station Mohalla Khemgarhi, District Shekupura, Faislabad was arrested in 2006.
Noosar Ullah son of Dinullah resident of Jhabgarr Sangalkoti was arrested in January 2008.
Zahir Abbas son of Mohd Safdar resident of Gali number 6 Mugalpura, Police Station Central Jail, Lahore was arrested in 2008.
Gulzar son of Malkaman resident of Babiani, District Mardana was arrested in January 2008.
Maqbool Hussain son of Ayat Ullah resident of Kiyaqatabad near Kot Lakhpat district Lahore was arrested in February 8, 2008 and Mohd.
Imran son of Mohd Anwar son of Batali, Police Station Sanali District Shekupura.
Pannu said that majority of Pak prisoners were arrested under the 3-34-20 Indian Passport Act and 14 Foreign Act except few under the Custom act.
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