The death sentence for Sarabjit Singh is well deserved and warrants no leniency', he is convicted for carrying out five bomb blasts in Pakistan in 1990. In the recent past, Ansar Burney a re-knowned Human Rights activists succeeded in getting pardon and release of Kashmir Singh. Kashmir Singh was arrested 35 years ago while crossing back to India. According to records, he was caught with maps of Islamabad, and lists of Army installations, details of ammunition under use and the details of each commander.
Mr. Burney took up the case of Kashmir Singh on humanitarian grounds and got him released. Now he is also working to get pardon for Sarabjit Singh. It is extremely sad that he has no sympathies for those many Pakistanis who have been left to die in the dens of Indian jails. The ruthless Indian side sent the dead body of Khalid Mehmood as a sign of gratitude on release of Kashmir Singh in the same week to the Pakistani authorities. Khalid Mehmood was a poor bus conductor from village of Batapur, which happened to be on the border between Pakistan and India. Being a avid Cricket fan he went to watch 2005 Cricket series between Pakistan and India at Mohali. He lost his passport and on his way to Pakistani Embassy he was picked up by Indian agencies and put in custody on suspicion on being spy for Pakistan.
In Indian jails inhuman treatment and torture has been done to him, He had hot water poured on him and nails struck in his feet along with other sort of tortures. Sadly, he remained in Indian jails for three years, but Mr Ansar Burni never bothered to do any thing for him and other Pakistanis imprisoned in the Indian jails on HUMANITARIAN GROUNDS.
I hope at least Pakistani media which has given enough coverage to release of Kashmir Singh should also turn its attention towards those Pakistanis who have been left to die in Indian jails under one case or another!!!
Friday, March 28, 2008
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