Pranab son’s request to father: get Sarabjit freed
July 22nd, 2012 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 22 (IANS) President-elect Pranab Mukherjee's son Abhijit has one request for his father - get Sarabjit Singh and other Indian prisoners languishing in Pakistan jails freed soon."As ... Read more...
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I regret the day Surjeet Singh got released: Dalbir Kaur
July 2nd, 2012 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 2 (IANS) Dalbir Kaur, sister of Indian prisoner in Pakistan Sarabjit Singh, Monday said she regretted the day Surjeet Singh got released from a Pakistani prison."Surjeet Singh has ... Read more...
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Will meet PM, Sonia, Rahul, says Sarabjit’s sister
July 2nd, 2012 - 7:47 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 2 (IANS) Dalbir Kaur, sister of Sarabjit Singh, who is on the death row in Pakistan, will be making a trip to Delhi soon to meet Prime ... Read more...
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We don’t spy on neighbours, asserts India (Lead)
June 29th, 2012 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) India Friday said it does not indulge in spying on its neighbours, including Pakistan, and dismissed the claim of Surjeet Singh, the Indian who was ... Read more...
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We don’t spy on neighbours, asserts India
June 29th, 2012 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) India Friday said it does not indulge in spying on its neighbours, including Pakistan, and dismissed the claim of Surjeet Singh, the Indian who was ... Read more...
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Surjeet home after 30 years, says he was a spy (Roundup)
June 28th, 2012 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
Attari (Punjab), June 28 (IANS) After more than 30 years of incarceration in Pakistan, Surjeet Singh returned home Thursday to a tumultuous and teary welcome from family and friends and ... Read more...
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Surjeet is home, after 30 years in Pakistan prison (Lead)
June 28th, 2012 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
Attari (Punjab), June 28 (IANS) After 30 years of incarceration in Pakistan on charges of being a spy, Surjeet Singh returned home Thursday to a tumultuous and teary welcome from ... Read more...
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Pakistan frees 311 Indian prisoners
June 27th, 2012 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 27 (IANS) Indian death row prisoner Sarabjit Singh's fate may have plunged into further uncertainity, but India still has some reason to cheer. Pakistan Wednesday freed 311 Indian ... Read more...
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Free Sarabjit, Krishna ‘requests’ Pakistan
June 27th, 2012 - 11:50 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) India Wednesday welcomed the release of Surjeet Singh from a Pakistani jail and renewed its "request" to Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari to also free ... Read more...
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Indian spy who was Zardari’s jail mate wants to meet him
April 8th, 2012 - 1:13 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 8 (IANS) Mehboob Elahi is happy that his old prison mate Asif Ali Zardari is coming to India but is crestfallen that he will not get to ... Read more...
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Indian prisoners in Colombo feel betrayed by Delhi
March 15th, 2012 - 11:07 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Amid allegations of Indian indifference towards Sri Lankan Tamils, Indian prisoners serving long sentences in Colombo's main prison say they feel badly let down by ... Read more...
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Pakistan releases 180 Indian prisoners (Lead)
January 7th, 2012 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 7 (IANS) A total of 180 Indian prisoners, comprising 179 fishermen and a civilian, were released by Pakistan from a Karachi jail Saturday. They will be repatriated to ... Read more...
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180 Indian prisoners freed from Karachi jail
January 7th, 2012 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 7 (IANS) A total of 180 Indian prisoners were released by Pakistan from a Karachi jail Saturday.Pakistan has freed 179 Indian fishermen and one civilian from Karachi's Landhi ... Read more...
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Indian-origin British lawyer fights for Kargil martyr
December 11th, 2011 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
Palampur (Himachal Pradesh), Dec 11 (IANS) Twelve years after the Kargil conflict between India and Pakistan, a new 'battle' is on - to get justice for an Indian Army officer ... Read more...
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India, UAE sign pacts on terror cooperation, prisoners
November 23rd, 2011 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Wednesday enhanced their security cooperation by signing two agreements, including one on combating terrorism and organised crimes.
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Indian prisoners in Sri Lanka send SOS to Jayalalithaa
November 3rd, 2011 - 10:44 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) Anguished by what they say is New Delhi's apathy, Indians jailed in Sri Lanka want Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa to intervene and seek ... Read more...
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Fates of Sarabjit, Chishty figure in Rajya Sabha (Lead)
August 11th, 2011 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) The fates of an Indian prisoner in Pakistan and a Pakistani jailed in India were raised in the Rajya Sabha Thursday as the upper ... Read more...
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Home ministry looking into Pakistani prisoner in Ajmer: PM
August 11th, 2011 - 3:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday said the central government had sought from the Rajasthan government details on Khaleel Chishty, an 80-year-old Pakistani doctor undergoing ... Read more...
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Conditions favourable in Pakistan for Sarabjit’s release: Sister
July 5th, 2011 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
Amritsar, July 5 (IANS) Dalbir Kaur, the sister of Sarabjit Singh, an Indian prisoner lodged in Pakistan's Kot Lakhpat jail on terrorism charges, Tuesday said that conditions were quite favourable ... Read more...
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Indian ‘martyr’ alive in Pakistan, family hopes for return
April 30th, 2011 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
Faridkot (Punjab), April 30 (IANS) Surjit Singh, a Border Security Force (BSF) constable deployed on the India-Pakistan border in Rajasthan, went missing in the 1971 war between the two neighbours. ... Read more...
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India-Pakistan panel for quick verification of prisoners
April 22nd, 2011 - 11:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) The India-Pakistan judicial commission on prisoners has suggested that the two countries immediately facilitate the nationality verification process of citizens in each other's jails who ... Read more...
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Ex-judges’ panel meets Indian prisoners in Pakistan jail
April 20th, 2011 - 1:37 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, April 20 (IANS) An India-Pakistan committee of retired judges met over 250 Indian prisoners lodged in a jail near here, a media report said Wednesday.The eight members of the ... Read more...
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89 Indian prisoners released from Pakistan reach home
April 15th, 2011 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
Attari (Punjab), April 15 (IANS) At least 89 Indian prisoners, released by Pakistan as a goodwill gesture, reached home Friday through the land route and crossed over at this joint ... Read more...
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Pakistan frees 89 Indian prisoners
April 14th, 2011 - 2:22 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, April 14(ANI): Pakistan has released 89 Indian prisoners from the Malir District Jail in Karachi in a follow-up to the Interior/Home Secretaries' meeting in New Delhi last month.The prisoners were put ... Read more...
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Pakistan to free 89 Indian prisoners
April 13th, 2011 - 1:03 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 13 (IANS) Pakistan has decided to set free 89 Indian prisoners, a move that comes less than a week after it released an Indian who had spent 27 ... Read more...
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Pak to free 89 Indian prisoners on Friday
April 13th, 2011 - 7:34 am ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Apr. 13 (ANI): The Pakistan Government has announced that it will release 89 Indian prisoners, including fishermen, as a goodwill gesture aimed at boosting ties between the two countries.A Geo News ... Read more...
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Pakistan to release 89 Indian fishermen
April 11th, 2011 - 9:51 pm ICT by BNO News
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- Pakistan on Monday decided to release 89 Indian fishermen after India released 39 Pakistani fishermen.The Pakistani prisoners released by India reached the Wagah border on Monday, while ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan taking step-by-step approach to deal with issues, including terrorism: Pillai
April 9th, 2011 - 3:22 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr.9 (ANI): India and Pakistan are taking a step-by-step approach in dealing with all underlying issues, including cross-border terrorism, as the aim on both sides is to restore confidence and ... Read more...
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Indian prisoner back from Pakistan jail after 27 years (Roundup)
April 8th, 2011 - 12:20 am ICT by IANS
Gurdaspur/Attari (Punjab), April 7 (IANS) It was an emotional homecoming for Indian national Gopal Dass who crossed over to India from Pakistan Thursday at the Attari land checkpost after ... Read more...
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Indian prisoner returns from Pakistan after 27 years (Third Lead)
April 7th, 2011 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
Attari (Punjab), April 7 (IANS) Gopal Dass, arrested in Pakistan 27 years ago after being dubbed an Indian spy, returned home Thursday afternoon and immediately accused New Delhi of ... Read more...
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Indian returns home after 27 years in Pakistani prison (Second Lead)
April 7th, 2011 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
Attari (Punjab), April 7 (IANS) Gopal Dass, who spent 27 harrowing years in jail in Pakistan after inadvertently crossing the international border, returned to India Thursday afternoon, happy but ... Read more...
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Indian prisoner returns from Pakistan after 27 years (Lead, Changing dateline)
April 7th, 2011 - 3:54 pm ICT by IANS
Attari (Punjab), April 7 (IANS) Gopal Dass, an Indian prisoner who had been in a Pakistani jail for 27 years, returned home Thursday afternoon.Dass, 50, who had been arrested ... Read more...
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Government working on repatriation of Indian prisoners (Lead)
March 23rd, 2011 - 3:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) At least 12 Indian prisoners have been brought back from Mauritius under the Repatriation of Prisoners Act and three more are in the process ... Read more...
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Bill passed to replace words ‘martial law’ with ‘military law’
March 23rd, 2011 - 3:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Parliament Wednesday passed a bill to amend the Repatriation of Prisoners Act to replace the words "martial law" with "military law", as the government ... Read more...
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UAE prison inmate says Indian jails are ‘hell’
March 18th, 2011 - 1:36 pm ICT by ANI
Dubai, Mar. 18 (ANI): A 76-year-old prisoner, Vinayak, in jail on drug charges, says he doesn't want to go to India to serve his remaining term.His 82-year-old sister, he says, has repeatedly ... Read more...
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