ISLAMABAD, Aug 22: Human rights activist Ansar Burney has urged the government of Sudan for early release of 60 Pakistanis languishing in its jails for the last six months. In a press statement issued here on Monday, the Chairman of Ansar Burney Welfare Trust said most of the Pakistanis had gone to Sudan for job after an agreement with a firm, but later were arrested for unknown reasons. He said a Kashmiri recruiting agency had arranged visas for these people after receiving huge amounts from them.

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