Afghan acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amir Khan Muttaqi, in a telephone call with Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari urged the release of Afghan inmates prior to Eid-ul Fitr, a spokesman said.
The Deputy spokesman for the Foreign Ministry, Hafiz Zia Ahmad Takal, said that the two sides also discussed political and economic issues.
“The Afghans who are in various prisons of Pakistan should be released to spend Eid with their families,” he said.
The Islamic Emirate’s Consulate in Karachi, Abdul Jabar Takari, said that at least 50 Afghan inmates have been released from Pakistan’s prisons.
“The number of people who remained is 265, from whom 50 people were released due to our efforts and transferred to the country,” he said.
Pakistan has so far released 2,220 from its prisons as a result of its negotiations with the Islamic Emirate, according to officials.
Those released include 221 women and 323 children.
