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Wednesday, August 17, 2011
80 Pak prisoners get pardon by UAE ruler
ISLAMABAD: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has granted pardon to 80 Pakistani prisoners confined in different jails in the UAE, a statement by Pakistan embassy in Abu Dhabi said on Tuesday. The cases of several prisoners were submitted to Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the ruler of Abu Dhabi and president of the UAE for grant of pardon to the Pakistani prisoners undergoing different period of sentence in Al Wathba and Al Ain prisons. Pakistan’s ambassador to the UAE, Jamil Ahmed Khan, extended his profound gratitude to the ruler of Abu Dhabi for the remission granted to the Pakistani prisoners. He expressed the hope that remission to Pakistani prisoners in other prisons of UAE would also be granted by Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, before the end of Ramazan. The ambassador said Pakistan embassy would continue making efforts to pursue the just causes and assist the UAE authorities in augmenting the welfare of Pakistani prisoners. He urged the interior ministry for stepping up its efforts for the early finalisation of ‘Agreement on Transfer of Sentenced Persons’ between Pakistan and the UAE. Once the agreement is signed, it would offer opportunities to all Pakistani prisoners in the UAE to undergo remaining part of their sentences in their country, close to their hometowns and families, he added. app
Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk