Washington, May 25 (ANI): President Barack Obama's speech on the use of drones and the fate of Guantanamo prisoners has been welcomed by two key countries affected by the policies - Pakistan and Yemen.

Lahore, May 17 (ANI): The Lahore High Court has initiated judicial inquiry into the killing of Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh by his fellow prisoners in Kot Lakhpat jail and has appointed Justice Syed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi as the inquiry judge.

Islamabad, May 5 (ANI): Pakistan has demanded from India the release of 47 Pakistani prisoners who have completed their prison terms and are languishing in various Indians prisons.

Islamabad, May 3 (ANI): Rights group Amnesty International has called on Pakistani authorities to ensure the safety of Indian prisoners in the country's jails, following the death of Indian convict Sarabjit Singh in Lahore.

Lahore, May 2 (ANI): Police have charged two prisoners with the murder of Indian convict Sarabjit Singh who was jailed in Pakistan for espionage, officials have said.

Rawalpindi, May. 2 (ANI): At least five prisoners were arrested from Bahawalpur and Adyala jails in Pakistan for their alleged involvement in a plot to carry out terrorist attacks on the Army.

New Delhi, April 28 (ANI): Following the violent and brutal assault on Indian death row prisoner Sarabjit Singh in Pakistan's Kot Lakhpat Jail on Friday evening, authorities at Delhi's Tihar Jail have reportedly tightened security around all Pakistani prisoners here to avoid a similar incident.

Lahore, April 27 (ANI): Indian Embassy officials on Saturday got consular access to death row convict Sarabjit Singh in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Lahore's Jinnah Hospital, where he was admitted after being attacked on Friday by two prisoners in the jail.

Washington, Apr 25 (ANI): Prisoners who are psychopaths lack the basic neurophysiological "hardwiring" that enables them to care for others, a new study has found.

London, Apr 24 (ANI): Burma has freed at least 56 political prisoners after the EU decision to lift the last of its sanctions.

Islamabad, Mar. 28 (ANI): Shocked by Pakistan's 'complacency' in the nascent Afghan peace process, Afghanistan Deputy Foreign Minister Jawed Ludin has said Kabul is ready to work for peace without Islamabad's help on reconciliation.

London, Mar. 24 (ANI): Tamil political prisoners are increasingly tortured in Sri Lanka with some detainees dying in custody after suffering prolonged abuse, a new investigation has claimed.

London, Mar. 11 (ANI): Torture of detainees by state security is pervasive in Iraq ten years after the fall of Saddam Hussein, according to a report by Amnesty International.

Islamabad, Mar. 7 (ANI): The release of Taliban prisoners by Pakistan has come across a temporary halt following renewed distrust between Islamabad and Kabul.

Agartala, Mar 6 (ANI): Authorities in Tripura have made provisions for prisoners of the central jail to appear for the state level examinations.

Manama, Mar 3 (ANI): A London-based human rights watchdog has slammed the arrest of 176 people, including 15 women, for holding an illegal protest to demand the release of Islamist prisoners in Saudi Arabia.

New Delhi, Feb 17 (ANI): Senior advocate of Supreme Court, Colin Gonsalves, pleading for the condemned prisoners, said that the mercy plea of sandalwood smuggler Veerappan aide's was rejected due to lack of evidence.

Islamabad, Feb 16 (ANI): The Lahore High Court has issued a notice to the interior and foreign affairs secretaries on a petition seeking release from Pakistani jail of two Indian prisoners.

London, Feb 15 (ANI): Hard rock band Metallica asked the U.S. military to stop using their music as part of their tough interrogation process in Iraq.

London, Feb. 14 (ANI): Amnesty International has called for the release of Bahrain's 'prisoners of conscience'.

New Delhi, Feb. 12 (ANI): 17 Indian prisoners, who were on a death row over murdering a Pakistan national in United Arab Emirates (UAE), have been released.

Ahmedabad, Feb 11 (ANI): Prison authorities have unearthed an 18-feet long tunnel in the Sabarmati central jail in Gujarat on Monday, where 14 prisoners accused of the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts are kept.

Islamabad, Feb. 11 (ANI): The Taliban prisoners released by Pakistan in an effort to promote peace in Afghanistan have rejoined their colleagues fighting US-led NATO and Afghan troops, according to a leading American newspaper.

Islamabad, Feb 9 (ANI): Pakistan has agreed to consult Afghan High Peace Council in the release of remaining Taliban detainees.

London, Feb. 8 (ANI): Burma will be establishing a committee to review the detention of its remaining political prisoners.