‘54 Indian soldiers in Pakistan jails’

INDO ASIAN NEWS SERVICE

New Delhi, May 7: A total of 54 soldiers missing in the 1965 and 1971 India-Pakistan wars are believed to be languishing in Pakistan jails, parliament was informed Monday.
 Despite India taking up this matter, Pakistan has not acknowledged the their presence in its custody, Defence Minister A.K. Antony told the Lok Sabha in written replies to questions from members.
 "Fifty-four missing defence personnel of 1965 and 1971 wars are believed to be in the custody in Pakistan. The government has repeatedly been taking up the matter with the Pakistan government. However, Pakistan does not acknowledge the presence of any such personnel," he said.
 The minister noted that a delegation of 14 relatives of missing defence personnel visited 10 jails in Pakistan in June 2007. The delegation could not conclusively confirm the physical presence of anyone, he added.
 "However, the families of the missing defence personnel have been given liberalised pensionary/rehabilitation benefits as per extant rules," Antony said.

Lastupdate on : Mon, 7 May 2012 21:30:00 Makkah time
Lastupdate on : Mon, 7 May 2012 18:30:00 GMT
Lastupdate on : Tue, 8 May 2012 00:00:00 IST



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