India, Oct. 12 -- The Danish Siddiqui Foundation on Saturday appealed to the Indian government to take up the case of slain Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Danish Siddiqui with the visiting Taliban leadership, seeking justice through international mechanisms.

The Foundation cited the ongoing visit of Afghanistan's foreign minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, as a crucial opportunity for India to raise the issue diplomatically.

"As the Taliban Foreign Minister visits India, we renew our call for justice. Danish Siddiqui, an acclaimed Pulitzer Prize-winning Indian journalist, was captured, tortured, and killed in Afghanistan in 2021 while reporting from the field. We seek the assistance of the Government of India in pursuing justice throug...