ISLAMABAD: Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Pakistan on Friday confirmed the release of some 28 Pakistani prisoners detained in Iranian prisons on humanitarian grounds.
The Embassy in a statement on X, formerly Twitter, stated that as agreed during the recent visit of the Iranian President to Pakistan some 28 Pakistani prisoners were released and returned to the brotherly country of Pakistan.
As agreed, following the recent visit of the Iranian 🇮🇷 President to Pakistan 🇵🇰 some 28 Pakistani prisoners were released & returned to the brotherly country of Pakistan with the suspension of their prison sentences cherishing Islamic benignity and due to the humanitarian goals. pic.twitter.com/e2wGh5W6Xx
— Embassy of Islamic Republic of Iran- Islamabad (@IraninIslamabad) May 10, 2024
It said that prison sentences of the detainees have also been suspended cherishing Islamic benignity and due to the humanitarian goals.
Ambassador of Iran to Pakistan Reza Amiri Moghadam, expressing his delight on the development through a post on X stated: I wish there were no crime on earth so that all the jail doors could be left wide open.
“So delighted to see 28 prisoners from the brotherly country of Pakistani could return back home. Wishing to see Iranian prisoners in Pakistan could hug their loved ones soon,” he said.
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So delighted to see 28 prisoners from the brotherly country of Pakistani could return back home. Wishing to see Iranian prisoners in Pakistan could hug their loved ones soon. pic.twitter.com/eECcrJwbFP— Reza Amiri Moghadam (@IranAmbPak) May 10, 2024
It is pertinent to mention that Pakistan’s Minister for Law and Justice Azam Nazeer Tarar last month discussed the possibility of releasing 60 Iranian prisoners in Pakistani jails with a visiting delegation from Iran in response to its offer of freeing 160 Pakistani nationals from Iranian jails.
The discussion between the two countries over the matter highlights a broader regional concern where individuals traveling across borders for work are often detained and imprisoned for minor offenses.
Pakistan and Iran have mutually agreed to release prisoners from each other’s jails on humanitarian grounds.
