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| Three Bangladeshis released |
| 2007-09-01 |
| Peshawar Central Prison authorities on Friday released three Bangladeshi prisoners who were arrested by Khyber Agency political authorities around three years ago, along with 13 other foreigners, attempting to enter Pakistan via the Torkham border. Disposing of an appeal filed by World Prisoners Relief Commission of Pakistan Chairman Ibrahim Paracha against the detention of the Bangladeshi prisoners, Peshawar Additional and Sessions Judge Akhtar Gul directed jail authorities to release the three Bangladeshi nationals—Jalaluddin, Fidaur Rehman and Abdus Salam. About three years ago, political authorities arrested 15 foreigners, mostly Bangladeshis, attempting to enter Pakistan from Afghanistan. The authorities charged them under 40-FCR and section 14 of the Foreigners Act and shifted them to Peshawar Central Prison. After the prisoners’ release, Paracha told reporters that the Frontier police had handed them over to political authorities, who would deport them to Dhaka via Peshawar and Karachi airports. He said the cases of the remaining 12 detained foreigners were in progress, and they would also be deported to their respective countries soon. |
| Posted by:Fred |