Indian Prisoners Of War

Indian Army chief Gen Manoj Pande on Wednesday said the treatment of Pakistani prisoners of war post-1971 war was so good that they wished that their officers were as good as their Indian counterparts in ensuring the welfare of the troops.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a plea of the wife of an Indian Army officer seeking repatriation of her husband and other Army officers believed to be held under illegal detention as Prisoners of War by Pakistan since the 1971 war.

The Supreme Court has sought the Centre's response today on a plea seeking repatriation of 54 Indian army officers who have been detained by Pakistan as Prisoners of War since the 1971 war.

The Centre has told Supreme Court that there are 83 missing defence personnel including 62 Prisoners of the War of 1965 and 1971 for whom India is seeking their release and repatriation from Pakistan through diplomatic and other available channels.

Sri Lankan Foreign Minister G L Peiris has told his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar that his country is working to address the post-ethnic war issues, including releasing LTTE prisoners and revisiting a controversial anti-terror law.

Pakistan has not acknowledged the presence of any missing Indian defence personnel or Prisoners of War (PoWs) in its custody so far, despite consistent efforts from India to ensure their release and repatriation from the neighbouring country, the government said on Wednesday.

"P.O.W, which is finite series of 126 episodes, is equal to 22 films in the industry. Indian audiences have shown they are reactive to good content, and my team and I thought of bringing out this vast story on small screen," said Nikhhil Advani

Captain Saurabh Kalia was taken prisoner during the Kargil War between India and Pakistan. His mutilated body was returned to India on June 9, 1999. His father, Dr NK Kalia, 64, a retired senior scientist from the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research has taken the government to court. He wants his son's case to be raised at the Internat...

Mehboob Elahi was happy that his old prison mate Asif Ali Zardari was coming to India but was crestfallen that he would not get to meet the Pakistani president during his short visit on Sunday. Elahi, a former Indian spy, was Zardari's jail mate at the Karachi Central Jail for a few months between 1986-87.

Geneva Agreement for war prisoners in the case of two Italian marines, who were arrested and lodged at the Central prison in connection with the killing of two Indian fishermen.

The space wars continue. G Madhavan Nair, the former head of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) today said, "In medieval times, you have heard of Galileo put in prison by the King. If Indian scientists are also treated like this, God save the scientific community in the country."

Border Security Force (BSF) constable Surjit Singh went missing in the 1971 India-Pakistan war and three years later, the Indian government declared him a martyr.Now, four decades later, the news that he is alive and has spent the last 40 years in a Pakistani jail has stunned Surjit Singh's family.They say they had heard rumours that Surjit was ali...

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday expressed concern over a prisoner of war (PoW) languishing in a Pakistan jail for the last 44 years.

Indian Army chief Gen Manoj Pande on Wednesday said the treatment of Pakistani prisoners of war post-1971 war was so good that they wished that their officers were as good as their Indian counterparts in ensuring the welfare of the troops.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a plea of the wife of an Indian Army officer seeking repatriation of her husband and other Army officers believed to be held under illegal detention as Prisoners of War by Pakistan since the 1971 war.

The Supreme Court has sought the Centre's response today on a plea seeking repatriation of 54 Indian army officers who have been detained by Pakistan as Prisoners of War since the 1971 war.

The Centre has told Supreme Court that there are 83 missing defence personnel including 62 Prisoners of the War of 1965 and 1971 for whom India is seeking their release and repatriation from Pakistan through diplomatic and other available channels.

Sri Lankan Foreign Minister G L Peiris has told his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar that his country is working to address the post-ethnic war issues, including releasing LTTE prisoners and revisiting a controversial anti-terror law.

Pakistan has not acknowledged the presence of any missing Indian defence personnel or Prisoners of War (PoWs) in its custody so far, despite consistent efforts from India to ensure their release and repatriation from the neighbouring country, the government said on Wednesday.

"P.O.W, which is finite series of 126 episodes, is equal to 22 films in the industry. Indian audiences have shown they are reactive to good content, and my team and I thought of bringing out this vast story on small screen," said Nikhhil Advani

Captain Saurabh Kalia was taken prisoner during the Kargil War between India and Pakistan. His mutilated body was returned to India on June 9, 1999. His father, Dr NK Kalia, 64, a retired senior scientist from the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research has taken the government to court. He wants his son's case to be raised at the Internat...

Mehboob Elahi was happy that his old prison mate Asif Ali Zardari was coming to India but was crestfallen that he would not get to meet the Pakistani president during his short visit on Sunday. Elahi, a former Indian spy, was Zardari's jail mate at the Karachi Central Jail for a few months between 1986-87.

Geneva Agreement for war prisoners in the case of two Italian marines, who were arrested and lodged at the Central prison in connection with the killing of two Indian fishermen.

The space wars continue. G Madhavan Nair, the former head of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) today said, "In medieval times, you have heard of Galileo put in prison by the King. If Indian scientists are also treated like this, God save the scientific community in the country."

Border Security Force (BSF) constable Surjit Singh went missing in the 1971 India-Pakistan war and three years later, the Indian government declared him a martyr.Now, four decades later, the news that he is alive and has spent the last 40 years in a Pakistani jail has stunned Surjit Singh's family.They say they had heard rumours that Surjit was ali...

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday expressed concern over a prisoner of war (PoW) languishing in a Pakistan jail for the last 44 years.