ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office Spokesperson Dr Mohammad Faisal on Friday said that “the killing of a Pakistani prisoner, Shakirullah, in Jaipur jail is a threat to the lives of Pakistanis and Kashmiris in India and occupied Kashmir”.
Dr Faisal took to Twitter and said, “Killing of a Pakistani prisoner in an Indian jail in the midst of frenzy created by Indian govt and media is a threat to the life and security of Pakistanis in India as well as to Kashmiris in IOK and all over India.”
Killing of a #Pakistani prisoner in indian jail in the midst of frenzy created by Indian Govt & media is a threat to the life & security of #Pakistanis in #India as well as to #Kashmiris in IOK & all over India
— Dr Mohammad Faisal (@ForeignOfficePk) February 22, 2019
On Thursday, the Foreign Office said it had sought a response from India on the brutal killing of Shakirullah.
The Pakistani High Commission in New Delhi officially raised the issue with Indian authorities, asking them to immediately verify the report and give a response in this regard.
As per details, “A Pakistani inmate was subjected to severe torture in an attack in the Jaipur jail by other inmates on Feb 20, which led to his death on spot.”
“Pakistan is gravely concerned at media reports regarding the brutal killing of a Pakistani prisoner, Mr Shakirullah, imprisoned in Jaipur Central Jail,” the Foreign Office had said in a statement.
It further said that the Pakistani prisoner “was beaten to death by a group of Indian inmates in retaliation of the Pulwama incident.”
The murder of the Pakistani inmate comes after India has levelled baseless allegations against Pakistan of being involved in the Pulwama attack.
On the other hand, Kashmiri students are also facing torture, harassment and threats at the hands of angry mobs in India.
On 14 February 2019, at least 49 Indian Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed and many others injured when suspected militants targeted a convoy with a car bomb at Awantipora in Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, in what is the worst attack ever on security personnel in the state.
The car bomb attack was reportedly claimed by militant group Jaish-e-Mohammad and carried out by a 20-year-old Kashmiri man.
India has accused Pakistan of facilitating the attack as tensions between the two countries escalated and India announced it would withdraw Pakistan’s ‘Most Favoured Nation’ status. However, Pakistan has denied all allegations of terror financing.