Author: Agencies
Publication: The Indian Express
Date: August 5, 2010
URL: http://www.indianexpress.com/news/nearly-800-indian-prisoners-in-pakistani-jails/656496/
There are 793 Indians in Pakistani jails,
out of which 582 are fishermen.
Of the remaining 211, who are all civilians,
India has so far been given consular access to 33 prisoners only, External
Affairs Minister S M Krishna said, adding "it is believed that there
are 178 other Indian nationals in Pakistani jails, who have not been provided
consular access."
Release of Indian prisoners from Pakistani
jails has been one of the priorities of the government and it has been consistently
taking up the issue with Pakistan at all appropriate levels, Krishna said
while replying to a question in Rajya Sabha.
An India-Pak Judicial Committee on Prisoners
consisting of four retired judges from each side has been set up to recommend
steps from humane treatment and expeditious release of prisoners of the respective
countries in each other's jails, the minister said.
