Pakistan summons Indian envoy over Kashmiri leader’s death

ISLAMABAD: The Indian Charge d’ Affaires (Cd’A) in Islamabad was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Tuesday and conveyed the Government of Pakistan’s strong protest over the inhuman custodial death of Hurriyat leader Altaf Ahmed Shah, who remained imprisoned in the infamous Tihar Jail for the last five years.
The Foreign Office said It was deplored that despite Pakistan’s expression of serious concerns over Mr. Altaf Ahmed Shah’s sharply deteriorating health, as well as his daughter’s letter addressed to the Indian Prime Minister apprising him of Mr. Shah’s precarious health condition, the Indian government remained completely indifferent.
“The government of India not only failed to provide satisfactory medical care to Mr. Altaf Ahmed Shah who was suffering from renal cancer but also created inordinate delays in his hospitalization and essential diagnostic tests,” the Indian envoy was told.
Even more heart-wrenching is the fact that the Indian authorities remained adamant in denying Mr. Shah’s family access to meet him while deliberately delaying the court hearing of his bail plea on humanitarian grounds. -NNI