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No Indian POWs in Pak jails: Pak Minister

Pakistan's Interior Minister Moinuddin Haider has said there were no Indian prisoners of war in Pakistani jails and added that his government would take appropriate action if any such prisoners were found.

Haider, currently in New York attending a United Nations conference, said he heard some Indians have sought the release of their kin, believed to be languishing in Pakistani jails.

"But a verification check by my department found there were no Indian PoWs in Pakistani prisons," he said.

"If such prisoners are found, the government would take appropriate action. I think there are no such Indian prisoners in Pakistani jails," said Haider.

Haider also met the Iranian Foreign Minister Dr Kemal Kharrazi on Tuesday and discussed the Indo-Iran Gas pipeline project.

PTI

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