Pakistani prisoners protest, fast in Indian-administered Kashmir

Published
0

ISLAMABAD: After the death of Pakistani prisoner, Sanaullah Haq, the inmates at the high security Kot Bhalwal jail in Jammu area of Indian-administered Kashmir staged protests and raised anti-India slogans in the jail premises.

The jail authorities used brute force to prevent escalation in protests.

Angered over the death of Sanaullah at a Chandigarh hospital following murderous assault in the jail, Pakistani prisoners at the Kot Bhalwal jail also had a verbal brawl with Indian inmates,KMS reported.

Later, the Pakistani prisoners started fast to protest the death of Sanaullah. “Pakistani prisoners here (in the jail) have not taken food in afternoon. We are pursuing them,” a jail officer of the Kot Bhalwal jail Jammu told Indian news agency Press Trust of India.

Meanwhile, a senior officer of Prison department said, “27 items belonging to Sanaullah have been sent to Chandigarh through a special messenger.”

The items include a prayer mat besides daily use items like his slippers, comb, brush and clothes, the officer said. These items are being handed over to officials of Indian Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), he said.

Sanaullah was attacked by ex-Indian trooper Vinod Kumar on May 3 inside the prison , a day after the Indian spy, Sarabjit Singh, died at a hospital in Lahore.

Opinion

Editorial

Need for dialogue
06 Aug, 2026

Need for dialogue

THE interior minister’s comments at an Islamabad seminar last week have sparked many a conversation about the ...
Bad press
06 Aug, 2026

Bad press

THE government’s move to impose restrictions on international media will not only alienate the foreign press, it...
Automobile concerns
06 Aug, 2026

Automobile concerns

PAKISTAN’S automobile industry is at a critical juncture. Sharp cuts in tariffs on the import of completely built...
State of confusion
Updated 05 Aug, 2026

State of confusion

FROM the looks of it, America has no exit strategy to extricate itself from the disastrous war with Iran. US...
Pension decision
05 Aug, 2026

Pension decision

THE government’s decision to formally operationalise the new Defined Contribution Pension Fund Scheme is a step...
Preventable deaths
05 Aug, 2026

Preventable deaths

THE deaths of 144 children from measles and diphtheria in Karachi during the first seven months of the year expose a...