Chandigarh, Nov. 28 -- In a humanitarian move, Indian authorities on Friday released three Pakistani nationals who had completed their sentences in various Indian prisons.
The handover took place at the Attari Wagah border, where officials confirmed that all legal and immigration formalities had been completed before transferring the men to the Pakistan Rangers.
Among those released was Mohammad Iqbal, a resident of Pakistan's Punjab province, who spent nearly 30 years in Indian jails. Arrested at the age of 18 under the NDPS Act for possession of heroin in Gurdaspur, Iqbal had been serving a lengthy sentence.
Speaking briefly at the border, he described the day as "nothing less than Eid," expressing gratitude for the chance to return ho...