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Justice Katju again appeals for release of Dr Chishty

Justice Katju again appeals for release of Dr Chishty

Recently retired Justice of the Supreme Court of India, Markandey Katju, has once again appealed to the Indian Government to release the elderly Pakistani national Dr Khalil Chishty who is in Ajmer...
Let the baby survive and grow

Let the baby survive and grow

By Ilmana Fasih Nirupama Rao, now Indian ambassador to Washington, reportedly said of the Agra Summit at which Vajpayee and Musharraf met: “Though there were midwives, a still-born child was...
Dr Chishty case update: PUCL urges Rajastan CM to move file

Dr Chishty case update: PUCL urges Rajastan CM to move file

The campaign to free Pakistani virologist Dr Chishty from Indian prison continues On September 5, 2011, a delegation of People’s Union for Civil Liberties, Rajasthan, met Ashok Gehlot, Chief...
Bring Dr Chishty home – alive

Bring Dr Chishty home – alive

An elderly, bed-ridden man sentenced to life imprisonment in an ‘enemy’ country for a murder he didn’t commit awaits the signature on his clemency petition Human rights activists in...
INDIA-PAKISTAN: MEDIA RESTRICTIONS

INDIA-PAKISTAN: MEDIA RESTRICTIONS

Only two journalists from India and Pakistan each are allowed to work in each other’s country. Mobarik A. Virk traces the history of this outdated ‘protocol’ The tension-riddled...
A familiar yet foreign land

A familiar yet foreign land

By Iftikhar H Malik On a clear day, flying back to England from Delhi, I could see the vast, green plains of the Punjab melt into their counterparts across the Indo-Pakistani borders. I was returning...
To the respected Governor Rajasthan Shivraj Patil…

To the respected Governor Rajasthan Shivraj Patil…

As an ailing, aged Pakistani prisoner in an Indian jail awaits a compassionate response to his mercy appeal, activists and legal experts counter the Governor Rajasthan’s objections to the...
A factual response to the Governor

A factual response to the Governor

A summary of the detailed response of People’s Union For Civil Liberties, Rajasthan, to the Governor’s concerns regarding the pardon of Dr Chishty The General Secretary of the...
Free Dr Chishty Indian Supreme Court judge’s appeal to Manmohan Singh

Free Dr Chishty Indian Supreme Court judge’s appeal to Manmohan Singh

FREEMONT, USA: An Indian Supreme Court judge has sent a “personal appeal” to Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, urging him to release on “humanitarian grounds Dr Chishty, the...
Free Dr Chishty Indian Supreme Court judge’s appeal to Manmohan Singh

Free Dr Chishty Indian Supreme Court judge’s appeal to Manmohan Singh

FREEMONT, USA: An Indian Supreme Court judge has sent a “personal appeal” to Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, urging him to release on “humanitarian grounds Dr Chishty, the...