India-Pakistan panel lays down guidelines for prisoners
byNew Delhi, May 3 (IANS) Consular access should be granted within three months and prisoners repatriated within a month of their sentences being completed,…
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Khurhsid briefs Mulayam on China strategy
byNew Delhi, May 3 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid Friday met Samajwadi Paty Chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and briefed him on the government’s…
535 Indian prisoners in three Pakistani jails
byNew Delhi, May 3 (IANS) New Delhi, The panel, comprising retired judges A.S Gill and M.A Khan from the Indian side, and Abdul Qadir…
Bangladesh urged to end violence against protesters
byNew York, May 3 (IANS) With new protests planned in the coming days, the Bangladesh government should ensure that security forces stop using excessive…
Attack on Pakistani prisoner regrettable: India
byNew Delhi, May 3 (IANS) Stating that the guilty would be punished, India Friday said the attack on a Pakistani prisoner in a Jammu…
Pakistan condemns attack on prisoner in Indian jail
byIslamabad, May 3 (IANS) Pakistan Friday condemned the attack on a Pakistani prisoner in an Indian jail and said it was “obvious retaliation” to…
Sri Lanka hits out at Canada
byColombo, May 3 (IANS) Sri Lanka Friday said that Canada’s “hostile criticism” of Colombo strengthened “evil forces” and did not contribute to the reconciliation…
Pakistan seeks consular access to injured prisoner
byNew Delhi, May 3 (IANS) Pakistan Friday expressed serious concern over the attack on a Pakistani prisoner in the high security Kot Bhalwal jail…
What did NDA do for Sarabjit’s release, asks Congress
byNew Delhi, May 3 (IANS) The Congress Friday questioned what the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance government did to ensure the release of Sarabjit Singh…
Hundreds flock to see Sarabjit’s body in Bhikhiwind
byBhikhiwind (Punjab): Hundreds of people flocked to this dusty Punjab town since early Friday to catch a last glimpse of Sarabjit Singh, the Indian…