While Pakistan govt & human right activists are trying to get convicted terrorists release from Pakistani jails…this is what India is doing to Pakistanis in their jails.
From India with torture
By ASIF CHAUDHRY submitted 16 hours 55 minutes ago
LAHORE - Pakistani national Muhammad Akram who died in India, was subjected to severe torture, revealed an initial post-mortem report conducted by Mian Munshi Hospital Medical Board.
A well-placed source in the hospital told TheNation that there were torture marks on the lower parts of Akram’s body.
The post-mortem report was completed at around 12 midnight on Saturday.
Multiple and profound torture marks were examined by the Board comprising Medical Superintendent of Mian Munshi Hospital Dr Muhammad Akram Saeed, who is also Chairman of the Board, a senior surgeon, District Health Officer (DHO) and District Medico-legal Officer (DMLO).
The source revealed that one of the members of the Medical Board also expressed his apprehension that the victim might have been given some poisonous substance.
The Board members unanimously agreed to confirm the suspicion of the member and sent specimens of different inner parts of the body including stomach, lungs and liver to Bacteriologists and Chemical Examination Department.
When contacted, Dr Akram Saeed, refused to comment on the issue saying that it is a high-profile case and he was not in a position to disclose the contents of preliminary report.
He, however, said that the report would be made public after collecting some reports from Bacteriologists and Chemical Examination Dept.
Earlier in the day, Indian authorities handed over the body of Mohammad Akram, a Pakistani national who died in India on April 26, to Pakistani authorities and his relatives at the Wagah border.
Akram breathed his last at the Guru Nanak Dev Hospital in Amritsar. He was arrested on February 7, 2008 for straying across the border.
According to Indian High Commission, an autopsy was conducted on the body in the presence of municipal authorities and representatives of human rights organisations before handing over the body.
Indian High Commission said it has been confirmed that Akram died of natural causes and there were no suspicious circumstances. The post-mortem report is awaited in New Delhi and would be shared with the Pakistani High Commission. Indian authorities have claimed that the deceased was of unsound mind. The High Commission, however, regretted the tragic death of Akram and conveyed its deep condolences to his family.
However, Pakistani authorities have decided to conduct post-mortem to establish the cause of Akram’s death.
Shaiq Hussain from Islamabad adds: Expressing its displeasure over the death of another Pakistani citizen in Indian custody, Islamabad has warned New Delhi that recurrence of such incidents could harm the ongoing peace process between the neighbouring states.
The body of Muhammad Akram, a Pakistani national, who died at the Guru Nanak Dev Hospital in Amritsar on 26 April, was handed over to Pakistani authorities and his relatives at the Wagah Border on Saturday. Akram was arrested on February 7, 2008 on Indian soil for straying across the border. Heappeared to be of unsound mind.
He was the second Pakistani national killed in the custody of Indian authorities this year after Khalid Mahmood.
An official here requesting anonymity described the death of Akram as sad incident and hoped that it was nothing more than a coincidence or accident.
However, he added that India had been warned through diplomatic channels that in case the incident was more than an accident than it could harm the ongoing peace talks between Islamabad and New Delhi aimed at the settlement of Kashmir and other bilateral disputes.
According to Indian authorities, a postmortem of the body was conducted in the presence of representatives of human rights organisations before handing over the body. They said it had been confirmed that Akram died of natural causes and there were no suspicious circumstances.
The official here said that it was second unfortunate incident during this year involving the death of a Pakistani national in Indian prison, which was worrisome for us. He said that we were waiting for the postmortem report that India had pledged to share with us.
When asked about the fate of Pakistani nationals being held in Indian jails, the official said that Islamabad and New Delhi had exchanged lists of prisoners in line with the recommendations of the bilateral “Judicial Committee on Prisoners” formed by the two sides to facilitate the release of detainees.
He said it was hoped the prisoners would be set free soon in accordance with the committee’s recommendations.