Indian prisoner dies of illness in Karachi who was to be released on Friday with 199 fishermen

An Indian civilian prisoner, Zulfikar, who was to be repatriated along with other fishermen, died in a hospital in Karachi. According to reports, the Indian national died on Saturday due to severe illness. According to Landhi Jail officials, the Indian prisoner complained of high fever and chest discomfort and his condition worsened last week, so he was sent to the hospital, where he died due to a lung infection. Jail and Reforms Department in Sindh said.

An official of the Edhi Welfare Trust, which usually arranges for the safe transport of these Indian fishermen to Lahore and provides other assistance in the jails, said Zulfiqar’s death was not a mystery as conditions in the Landhi and Malir jails were ideal. And far away from the prisoners. Those with poor health and chronic ailments regularly struggle to get proper treatment,

Pakistan: In a gesture of goodwill, Pakistani authorities are preparing for the release and repatriation of 199 Indian fishermen on Friday. He was arrested for allegedly fishing illegally in the country’s territorial waters. An Indian national was to be brought home with them, however he died in a hospital in Karachi on Saturday due to illness.

The fishermen, currently lodged in Landhi jail, will be sent to Lahore and handed over to Indian authorities at the Wagah border on Friday.

“Jail doctors or hospitals are usually not equipped to deal with serious ailments and recommend shifting the patient to hospital, but sometimes it is too late,” the official said. According to the Pakistan India People’s Forum for Peace and Democracy, a total of 631 Indian fishermen and one civilian prisoner are lodged in Karachi’s Landhi and Malir jails despite having completed their jail terms.

According to prison officials, in the past too, some Indian civilian prisoners have died in hospitals due to illnesses. A total of 654 Indian fishermen are lodged in Karachi jails, while an estimated 83 Pakistani fishermen are lodged in Indian jails. Of the 654 Indian fishermen, 631 have completed their sentences and are awaiting repatriation. Pakistan and India regularly arrest rival fishermen for violating the maritime boundary, which is poorly marked at some points.