300 Pakistanis lodged in Indian jails
Around 300 Pakistani prisoners are lodged in Indian jails, of which 260 are fishermen and 40 jailed for criminal activities, including terrorism, Union home ministry sources have told TOI.This is in contrast to nearly 535 Indians imprisoned in Pakistan's jails, of which 483 are fishermen, according to figures provided by the ministry of external affairs on Friday.While the data regarding Pakistani prisoners lodged in jails here is maintained by the home ministry, the corresponding figures for Indian prisoners held abroad is with the external affairs ministry.Meanwhile, the Union home ministry has taken the alleged assault on a Pakistani prisoner, Sanaullah, in Jammu's Kot Bhalwal jail very seriously. It asked for a report from the Jammu and Kashmir government soon after learning of the incident, besides issuing a fresh advisory to the states — the second after the fatal attack on Sarabjit Singh in Lahore's Kot Lakhpat Jail last Saturday — asking them to ensure the safety of Pakistani prisoners in their respective jails.The advisory follows intelligence inputs about likely attacks on Pakistani prisoners here in retaliation against Sarabjit's brutal murder by his fellow inmates in the Lahore jail.