67 Pakistanis in Tihar who don’t want to return home
A group of 67 Pakistani nationals, including 12 children, lodged at Tihar jail for the past 19 months are in no mood to return home.
Last week, the inmates, who belong to the Ahmadiyya community, approached the Delhi High Court, requesting it to stop the execution of the Home Ministry’s decision to “withdraw” cases against them and “repatriate” them.
According to the petition filed on the Pakistanis’ behalf by the Mehdi Foundation International Organisation, they are unwilling to return home because they fear they will be “persecuted in Pakistan on religious grounds”. They face “blasphemy charges” that are “punishable by either life term or execution”.
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Last week, the inmates, who belong to the Ahmadiyya community, approached the Delhi High Court, requesting it to stop the execution of the Home Ministry’s decision to “withdraw” cases against them and “repatriate” them.
According to the petition filed on the Pakistanis’ behalf by the Mehdi Foundation International Organisation, they are unwilling to return home because they fear they will be “persecuted in Pakistan on religious grounds”. They face “blasphemy charges” that are “punishable by either life term or execution”.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://epaper.hindustantimes.com
Labels: Ahmadiyya community, blasphemy charges, Delhi High Court, Mehdi Foundation International Organisation, Pervez Mushar raf and Osama Bin Laden, protest at Jantar Mantar, Tihar jail
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