Shillong, May 02: We the citizens of India and Pakistan are pained by the sad demise of Mr. Sarabjit Singh as a result of a dastardly attack on him in the Kot Lakhpat jail in Lahore, Pakistan by some inmates on 26th April 2013. We express our deep and heartfelt condolences for the family of the deceased.
Given the statements by most Indian prisoners in Pakistan jails of good and humane treatment, this unusual and inexplicable attack on Sarabjit Singh and the allegations of torture in the recent death of Chamel Singh in Pakistan jail indicate some conspiracy by vested interests to destabilize relations between India and Pakistan that were showing marked improvement in recent times. Hence we demand a thorough and complete investigation under the supervision of the UN or any independent international body.
Prisoners any where are the responsibility of the governments and the Government of Pakistan should immediately take strict and exemplary actions against all those responsible for the attack as well as the planners and conspirators. Pakistan and India should especially ensure that all steps are taken for complete protection and safeguarding all human rights of the prisoners of other country in their jails.
In this statement the signatory from India are ,Mahesh Bhatt- Mumbai , Mazher Hussain- Hyderabad ,Ram Punyani- Mumbai ,Jatin Desai- Mumbai ,John Dayal- Delhi Javed Anand- Mumbai ,Jamal kidwai- New Delhi ,Varsha Rajan Berry- Mumbai,Sandeep Panday- Lucknow ,Feroz Mithiborewala- Mumbai,Hasan Mansoor- Bangalore ,Vijayan MJ- Delhi,Haris Kidwai- Delhi ,Ramesh Jadav- AmritsarMohammed Turab- Hyderabad.
The signatory from Pakistan are Mohammad Tahseen,LahoreAbbas Ali Siddiqui- Lahore,Dr. A. H. Nayyar, Pakistan Peace Coalition,Dr. Tipu Sultan, Pakistan Medical Association,Qazi Javed, Forum for Secular PakistanZulfiqar Halepoto, Pakistan Peace Coalition, SindhSyed Zulfiqar Ali Shah, PILER Miss Zeeenia Shoukat PILERB.M.Kutty, Pakistan Peace CoalitionDr. Haroon Ahmed, Forum for Secular PakistanMs. Sheema Kermani, Tehreek-e-NiswanKaramat Ali, PILER Muhammad Yaqoob, Takhleeq FoundationSyed Muhammad Ali Shah, Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum(PFF)Dr. Ali Ercelan, PFFShamsuddin, PIPFPD and HRCPMir Zulfiqar Ali, Joint Action Committe, KarachiMs. Farhat Perveen, NOW Community, Karachi. (SP News)
