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68 prisoners in Pakistan, Indian jails await release

By Azaz Syed
May 28, 2016

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani prisoners detained in eight Indian jails include deaf and dumb, mentally retarded and a lady with her minor child. 

The stalled talks between India and Pakistan have practically hampered the release process of 68 prisoners of both the countries lying in jails for years. Both the countries have recently exchanged lists of their prisoners. "The News" has exclusively obtained the list of the 25 Pakistani prisoners in the Indian jails along with their pictures. 

The data of the prisoners received by the Interior Ministry through Foreign Office from Pakistani High Commission in New Delhi reveals that this figure is only 8 out of almost 1387 Indian jails. It is yet not clear whether the rest 1379 Indian jails also have Pakistani prisoners or not. 

The powerful establishments of both the countries are yet in a process of figuring out the "conducive environment for dialogue" but the poor people arrested for minor crimes in both the countries are helplessly languishing in jails where they are daily abused and treated as enemies as both the countries have yet to introduce jail reforms. Eight prisoners in Indian jails are from Punjab, seven from Sindh, three from KP, two from Azad Jammu and Kashmir and one prisoner from federal capital. 

In the list four prisoners are mentally retarded and are reported as deaf and dumb, they are not even aware of their names and whereabouts in Pakistan. Indian authorities have shown arrest of two out of four in 2007 and one in 2009 and another in 2011. It is suspected that all of them were arrested in the 80s, and kept in custody of Indian authorities and are shown on record recently. All are lying in Amritsar jail. 

The documents also include picture of a woman Rubina along with her minor baby Zeenat Ara daugher of Dil Muhammad and wife of Muhammad Noor in Central Jail, Kotbalwal, Jammu since November 6, 2012. The record says the lady hails from Musa Colony, Hyderabad or Karachi. 

Out of 25 prisoners, 11 are in Amritsar jail, 6 in Bhuj, Gujrat 2 prisoners in Rai Singh Nagar, 3 in Jammu and one each in New Delhi, Alwar, Ferozpur. The data also reflects that six Pakistani prisoners are still lying in the joint interrogation center of Bhuj, Gujarat, which indicates that despite their arrest years before, they are still under investigation. 

Following is the province-wise detail of the Pakistani prisoners in Indian jails, nobody from Balochistan has surfaced in the record of eight Indian jails. 

Federal Capital:

1. Aftab Khan s/o Abdul Ghafar Khan (late), hails from House No 61, Street No 5 near Parliament House, Islamabad. He is currently lying Central Jail, Tihar of New Delhi. 

Punjab:

1. Muhammad Imran s/o Muhammad Anwar hails from village Batala, P/S Sonali, District, Sheikhupura. Currently in Amritsar jail since October 7, 2007.

2. Sanaullah Sahib s/o Suleman Sahib a resident of Haroonabaad, Bahwalnagar. Currently he is in sub jail, Raisingh Nagar. There is no mention of his date of arrest in the record. 

3. Rameez Raja alias Abad s/o Abid Shah, Farida Shah, Noor Hussain hails from village Gawal Garhi , Narowal. He is in Amritsar detention center since September 15, 2006.

4. Sajad Ali s/o Akbar Ali hails from Gali No 17, Galla Mandi, Gujranwala. He is in the detention center of Amritsar since September 13, 2008. 

5. Shabbir Hussain s/o Barkat Ali hails from village Nehr Colony, Ganda Nala, Bhai Pheru , Kasur. He is also in Amritsar detention center since September 2, 2008. 

6. Javed Aslam s/o Noor alias Muhammad Bux hails from Gali No 240, Ghalla Mandi, Multan. He is in Alwar detention center since March 31, 2010. 

7. Akram alais Muhammad s/o Akbar Ali alias Akbar Ali, a resident of Khasidpur Shakargarh, Sialkot. He also claims to be resident of Moti Mughlan Qila Soba Singh, Sheikhupura. 

8. Kashif alias Kasim s/o Arshad Ali alias Waseem Shah a resident of Bati, Chowk Stop, Mohalla Bariwali Gali, near Sabaz Phool Hospital, Sialkot. He is in Amritsar jail since November 11, 2011. 

9. Siraj Ahmed s/o Iftikhar Ahmed a resident of Golramor, Daewoo Stop, Street No 3, Mohalla Nowshahi near Kohinoor Mill, Rawalpindi. He is in Ferozpur jail since October 17, 2013. 

  KPK: 

1. Ajmal s/o Taj Gul hails from village Bidad Kas Kuroona, Jandmulla or Samrat, Mardan. He is lying in Amritsar jail since November 1, 2005. 

2. Akhtar Hussain s/o Noor Hussain alias Noor Rehman, a resident of Lokia, Peshawar or village Palo Dehri, tehsil Takhtbhai Sar Injan Khan , Mardan. He is in district jail Jammu since December 2, 2012. 

  Sindh:

1.Imran Kamran s/o Kamran a resident of Badin, Sindh. He is currently in Mental Hospital Bhuj, Gujarat. His date of detention is July 8, 2009. 

2.Karim Khan alias Karam Ali s/o Liaqat Khan, a resident of village Shah Mauri, Qazi fruit farm, Tando Jan Muhammad, Sindh. He is in joint interrogation center, Bhuj, Gujarat. His date of arrest is July 15, 2011. 

3. Moolchand alias Hussain s/o Same alias Shamu Bhai and a resident of Badin, Sindh. He is currently in joint interrogation center Bhuj, Gujarat. His date of arrest is September 6, 2011. 

4. Mrs Rubina alongwith her minor baby Zeenat Ara, daughter of Dil Muhammad and wife of Muhammad Noor. She hails from Musa Colony, Hyderabad or Karachi. Currently she is in central jail, Kotbalwal, Jammu. Her date of arrest is November 6, 2012.

5. Arbas s/o Misari is a resident of Badin, Sindh. He is currently in joint interrogation center Bhuj, Gujarat. His date of arrest is October 18, 2013.

6. Ramesh Bhai’s 7o Naru Bhai Thakur is a resident of village Paggo, near Sabzimandi , Mirpurkhas, Sindh or Naru Shankar Ki Goth, Nooriabad, Sindh. He is currently in joint interrogation center, Gujarat. His date of arrest is February 26, 2014.

7. Ashiq Ali s/o Sadiq Ali is a resident of Muhallah Jogi Faqir, Wassan stop, near Sheikh Goth, Matli, Sindh. He is currently in joint interrogation center, Bhuj, Gujarat. He was arrested on March 31, 2014. 

AJK:

1. Shafiq Khan s/o Muhammad Sharif alias Sudhan, a resident of village Kuiyan, Khaigala, Rawlakot. He is lying in Jammu jail since July 5, 2013.   

2. Iftikhar s/o Behram Ali, a resident of village Khunni Batakote Basadi, Gala Kanyala, Pin code 12150, tehsil Palandri Sadhnoti, Azad Jammu and Kashmir. He is in district jail, Poonch, since December 26, 2013.