641 Indians still in Pakistan jails
Indian government has said on Thursday that nearly 641 Indians are still languishing in different Pakistani jails. External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee told Rajya Sabha while replying a written question that the government has consistently taken up with Islamabad, including at the highest level, the issue of Indians in custody in Pakistan.
In reply to another question, he said 74 missing defence personnel, including 54 since 1971, are believed to be in Pakistani jails. He said lists of prisoners have been exchanged by the two governments on March 31 & are under study.
Pranab Mukherjee said, “India expects the government of Pakistan to implement the recommendations of the Judicial Committee to release & provide consular access to all detained fishermen & prisoners. The prolonged incarceration of our nationals in jails in Pakistan is a matter of grave concern to the government of India”.
Mukherjee said in the absence of consular access to many fishermen & other prisoners, it was not possible to determine the details of sentences awarded.
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