Pakistan Consulate officials visit 68 Pak prisoners in Rajkot jail

Pakistani High Commission officials Saiyad Mohammad Kalad Sher, Tehshih Ullalban Khan and Adil Khurshid visited Gujarat’s Rajkot based Central Jail on Tuesday to collect information about Pakistani prisoners here. Pakistani officials carried out identification checking procedure here and filled forms of 68 Pakistani prisoners. They also took photograph of each of the Pakistani prisoners. Almost all of the prisoners are fishermen who had entered Indian coastal limit illegally.

All Pakistani prisoners from Jamnagar and Bhuj jails were transferred to Rajkot jail for this procedure. While 27 Pakistani prisoners were transferred from Bhuj jail, 41 prisoners were transferred from Jamnagar jail. According to Rajkot Central Prison Jailer Mr. Vora, the Pakistani team will cross check the details after which the procedure of exchange of prisoners lodged in the jails of both the countries will be held.