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India believes 74 missing defence personnel in Pak custody | | The Union Government on Wednesday said that 74 missing defence personnel languishing in Pakistani jail. Replying
to questions in the Lok Sabha, External Affairs Minister S M Krishna said: "According
to available information, 74 missing defence personnel are believed to be in Pakistani
jails." He also informed that these 74 also included 54 personnel who were missing
since the 1971 Indo- Pak War. "Government has repeatedly taken up the matter with
the Government of Pakistan through diplomatic channels and during high-level contacts
for their release," Krishna asserted. However, Pakistan does not acknowledge the
presence of any missing defence personnel in its custody, he added. He informed
that House that in January 2007, during the then External Affairs Minister Pranab
Mukherjee's visit to Pakistan, the Government of Pakistan was persuaded to receive
a delegation of relatives of missing defence personnel to permit them to visit
prisons in Pakistan, where they are believed to be incarcerated. "A delegation
of relatives, accordingly, visited 10 jails in Pakistan from June 1-14, 2007.
The delegation could not conclusively confirm the physical presence of the 74
missing defence personnel," Krishna said. Pursuant to the visit of the delegation
of the relatives of missing defence personnel, a Tri-Service Committee for monitoring
matters on the subject has been formed in the Defence Ministry, Krishna said.
Under the Simla Agreement, the Government is committed to resolving all issues
with Pakistan through peaceful negotiations and bilateral dialogue. |
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