Ansar Burney Trust, Pakistani human and civil rights organisation, has been working to secure release of all the Pakistani nationals in Indian Jails

Ansar Burney Trust, a Pakistani human and civil rights organisation, has been working to secure release of all the Pakistani nationals languishing in Indian jails since long. The move came at the heals of a two-week visit undertaken by Chairman Burney Trust and former federal minister for Human Rights Ansar Burney. Ansar Burney told this news agency on Saturday that the Trust would soon be releasing a list containing names of over 150 Pakistani nationals languishing in different Indian jails. He said that his Trust had already released two lists of prisoners, the latest contained names of 19 mentally retarded people.The Trust will also release pictures of these prisoners in an effort to trace their families in Pakistan, secure their release and repatriation, he added.Burney said “Most of these prisoners were arrested and sentenced for minor offenses such as overstaying or visiting more locations.”“Some had completed their sentences but were not released while few others were fishermen who had sailed into Indian waters accidentally,” he added.Ansar Burney has appealed to people to help in identifying these prisoners.
The Trust can be reached at: Ansar Burney Trust, Arambagh Road, Karachi.