India releases 5 Pak prisoners

Five prisoners were repatriated to Pakistan after completion of their jail term through Attari-Wagah border today.

Those released include Masroor of Karachi, Jafar Hussain and Nand Lal of Sindh, Khadam Hussain and Ajmal Hussain.

Masroor said he had arrived in India in 2008 on a six-month visa but overstayed and as a result, was caught by the Indian authorities. He was sentenced for life imprisonment but after an appeal he was released after 16 years. Jafar Hussain was arrested on charges of spying and was sentenced for 17 years. He was lodged at Alwar jail in Rajasthan. Similarly, Nand Lal said he had ancestral land in Rajasthan which was grabbed by his relatives. He had come to take possession of his land. He added that his relative informed the police about his overstaying after which he was arrested. He was returning after seven years.

Khadim Hussain stated that he had inadvertently entered into India while fishing and was arrested by the Gujarat Police. He was returning after five years.