Pakistan concerned over treatment of nationals in Indian jails
Pakistan has expressed concern at the treatment of its nationals in Indian jails after the bodies of two Pakistanis who died while in custody in India were handed over.
By PTI |
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday expressed concern at the treatment of its nationals in Indian jails after the bodies of two Pakistanis who died while in custody in India were handed over.
"We have called upon the Indian authorities to thoroughly investigate the causes leading to the deaths of these unfortunate Pakistani prisoners held in India," the Foreign Office spokesman said in a statement.
The spokesman expressed the "deep concern of the government of Pakistan at the treatment of Pakistani prisoners held in Indian jails".
"The issue has been under focus of the government at all levels and has been raised at the highest levels with the Indian side," he said.
The bodies of two Pakistani prisoners Rashida Bibi and Abdul Alim who died in India about a month ago were sent back through the Wagah land border today.
Earlier this year, the bodies of Khalid Mehmood and Muhammad Akram were sent back to Pakistan after they died in Indian prisons.
The spokesman said: "We have also asked the Indian government to ensure the humane treatment of Pakistani prisoners held in their jails, provision of updated information on Pakistani prisoners and consular access, and early repatriation of specially those Pakistani prisoners who have completed their sentences.
"These demands are well within the international human rights norms and have been agreed by the two governments in the recently signed Consular Access Agreement."
"We have called upon the Indian authorities to thoroughly investigate the causes leading to the deaths of these unfortunate Pakistani prisoners held in India," the Foreign Office spokesman said in a statement.
The spokesman expressed the "deep concern of the government of Pakistan at the treatment of Pakistani prisoners held in Indian jails".
"The issue has been under focus of the government at all levels and has been raised at the highest levels with the Indian side," he said.
The bodies of two Pakistani prisoners Rashida Bibi and Abdul Alim who died in India about a month ago were sent back through the Wagah land border today.
Earlier this year, the bodies of Khalid Mehmood and Muhammad Akram were sent back to Pakistan after they died in Indian prisons.
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The spokesman said: "We have also asked the Indian government to ensure the humane treatment of Pakistani prisoners held in their jails, provision of updated information on Pakistani prisoners and consular access, and early repatriation of specially those Pakistani prisoners who have completed their sentences.
"These demands are well within the international human rights norms and have been agreed by the two governments in the recently signed Consular Access Agreement."
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