Indian rights activists visit Dr Chishty
Apr 20, 2011
Aoun Sahi
In Humanity's Name, Milne Do, News
On April 14, 2011, Kavita Srivastava of People’s Union of Civil Liberties, India and Anant Bhatnagar, District General Secretary PUCL Ajmer visited Dr Chishty at Central Jail in Ajmer. On April...
A family’s agony
Apr 20, 2011
Bilal Farooqi
In Humanity's Name, Milne Do, News
Rabia Ali meets Dr Chishty’s family in Karachi It has been nineteen years since Dr Saiyyad Muhammad Khaleel Chishty stepped foot inside his home, embraced his family and slept peacefully on his...
Aman ki Asha and a daughter’s appeal
Apr 20, 2011
Aoun Sahi
In Humanity's Name, Milne Do, News
In humanity’s name: Aman ki Asha has been campaigning for clemency towards cross-border prisoners – young boys who stray across by mistake or in search of ‘Bollywood’,...
In humanity’s name
Apr 16, 2011
Bilal Farooqi
Articles, In Humanity's Name, News
An Indian Supreme Court judge and a group of eminent citizens of India, approached by the Aman ki Asha initiative of the Jang and Times of India groups, have moved into swift action to try and secure...
India to release Pakistan prisoners next week
Apr 12, 2011
Bilal Farooqi
In Humanity's Name, News
PTI Twenty-nine Pakistani prisoners and some fishermen lodged in Indian jails will be released by the government by April 15. In a similar gesture, Islamabad is expected to release nearly 100 Indian...
Letter sent to Indian president for Dr Chishty’s release
Apr 12, 2011
Bilal Farooqi
In Humanity's Name, Milne Do, News
News Desk KARACHI: A group of distinguished Indians has written to the Indian president asking for the release of an ailing octogenarian Pakistani prisoner, Dr Khaleel Chishty, who has been...
Zardari frees Indian prisoner of 27 years
Mar 28, 2011
Bilal Farooqi
In Humanity's Name, News
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Sunday remitted the remaining jail term of Indian convict Gopal Das, who has been imprisoned in Pakistan for 27 years, days ahead of a visit to India by Prime...
Indian Supreme Court judges appeal
Mar 16, 2011
Aoun Sahi
In Humanity's Name, News
In an unusual move, a double bench of the Supreme Court of India in response to a writ petition has appealed to the Pakistani authorities to release “on humanitarian grounds” an Indian...
‘A little more sense of urgency’
Jan 19, 2011
Aman ki Asha
In Humanity's Name, News
Just days after India released 61 Pakistani prisoners at the behest of Indian Supreme Court, Pakistan arrested 13 Indian fishermen and seized their four boats seized. This latest arrest took place on...
The fishermen’s woes
Dec 01, 2010
Sheher Bano
In Humanity's Name, News
By Sheher Bano Out at sea and out of touch with their families for 10-15 days at a time, the fishermen who eke out a precarious living along the coastal area between Pakistan and India risk not only...
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