POWs: Let’s bring our heroes back
2007
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DID YOU KNOW that there are still 54 Indian soldiers incarcerated in Pakistani prisons post the Indo-Pak war of 1971? It is an irony that even after the comprehensive victory, India could not negotiate freedom for her soldiers who were trapped by the enemy in the heat of war.
These prisoners are no ordinary mortals. They fought for the honour and glory of the country and have to be treated as such. They do not deserve to remain in the dark and dingy cells of an enemy nation. They are our heroes. Their tale should have formed part of India’s martial folklore and their names taken with respect and pride. Today they remain forgotten, mere names in the files lost in the labyrinth of the South Block. It is a collective failure of the entire nation. Not one government since 1971 has made a sincere attempt to get them released. Not one politician chose to take up their cause. As a nation, we have displayed only callous indifference towards these soldiers who fought to preserve the country’s freedom and in the process, lost their own.
Government of India should make it a point to place the release of the Indian soldiers high on the agenda of talks with President Musharraf. If pressed hard enough, Pakistan will have to accept India’s request. What is required is a display of serious resolve by Indian negotiators. As citizens of India it is our responsibility to impress upon the government to deal with this case very seriously. The release of our soldiers can very well mark a small but significant turning point in the long road to peace.
A collective effort can surely help secure freedom for our heroes. It’s time we fight for those who fought for us. If we fail to raise our voice now it will be too late and will be a blot on the entire nation.
The families of the POWs are fighting a lonely battle for the last 36 years. There are few others who have done their bit to bring this issue forward. YFE (Youth For Equality) has also started an awareness campaign through a play in Mumbai on this issue. But what is required is a collective effort of all concerned citizens.
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we should get in touch with the retired army and isi officials of pakistan as they are the people who can really help us to trace our soldiers,i mean they will be having the incident details of those times,apart from conatcting the ngos and human rights. iam saying this bcoz recently i read an article in which major hussain of pakistan recently confirmed to the relative of captain singhs brother ajit singh that he died in battle of post as per maj hussain of pakistan capt singh was burried their with full honour.i accept that many will not be ready to give details but then also we can find good human beings anywhere no matter we have not shared good relations with pakistan military officials can be of great help bcoz army plays a major role in pakistan politics…
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Hands down, Apple’s app store wins by a mile. It’s a huge selection of all sorts of apps vs a rather sad selection of a handful for Zune. Microsoft has plans, especially in the realm of games, but I’m not sure I’d want to bet on the future if this aspect is important to you. The iPod is a much better choice in that case.
List OF Indian POW’s in Pakistan
Service No Unit
Major SPS Waraich IC-12712 15 Punjab
Major Kanwaljit Singh Sandhu IC-14590 15 Punjab
2/Lt Sudhir Mohan Sabharwal SS-23957 87 Lt Regiment
Capt Ravinder Kaura SS-20095 39 Med Regiment
Capt Giri Raj Singh IC-23283 5 Assam
Capt Om Prakash Dalal SS-22536 Grenadiers
Maj AK Ghosh IC-18790 15 Rajput
Maj AK Suri SS-19807 5 Assam
Capt Kalyan Singh Rathod IC-28148 5 Assam
Major Jaskiran Singh Malik IC-14457 8 Raj. Rifles
Major SC Guleri IC-20230 9 Jat
Lt Vijay Kumar Azad IC-58589 1/9 G R
Capt Kamal Bakshi IC-19294 5 Sikh
2/ Lt Paras Ram Sharma SS-22490 5/8 G R
Capt Vashisht Nath
L/Hv. Krishna Lal Sharma 13719585 1 JK Rifles
Subedar Assa Singh JC-41339 5 Sikh
Subedar Kalidas JC-59 8 JK LI
L/Nk Jagdish Raj 9208735 Mahar Regiment
L/Nk Hazoora Singh 682211303
Gunner Sujan Singh 1146819 14 Fd Regiment
Sepoy Daler Singh 2461830 15 Punjab
Gnr Pal Singh 1239603 181 Lt Regiment
Sepoy Jagir Singh 2459087 16 Punjab
Gnr Madan Mohan 1157419 94 Mountain Regiment
Gnr Gyan Chand
Gnr Shyam Singh
L/Nk Balbir Singh
S B S Chauhan
Air Force
Service No. Unit
Sq Ldr Mohinder Kumar Jain 5327-F(P) 27 Sqn
Flt Lt Sudhir Kumar Goswami 8956-F(P) 5 Sqn
Flying Officer Sudhir Tyagi 10871-F(P) 27 Sqn
Flt Lt Vijay Vasant Tambay 7662 –F(P) 32 Sqn
Flt Lt Nagaswami Shanker 9773-F(P) 32 Sqn
Flt Lt Ram Metharam Advani 7812-F(P) JBCU
Flt Lt Manohar Purohit 10249(N) 5 Sqn
Flt Lt Tanmaya Singh Dandoss 8160-F(P) 26 Sqn
Wg Cdr Hersern Singh Gill 4657-F(P) 47 Sqn
Flt Lt Babul Guha 5105-F(P)
Flt Lt Suresh Chander Sandal 8659-F(P) 35 Sqn
Sqn. Ldr. Jal Manikshaw Mistry 5006-F(P)
Flt Lt Harvinder Singh 9441-F(P) 222 Sqn
Sqn Ldr Jatinder Das Kumar 4896-F(P) 3 Sqn
Flt Lt LM Sassoon 7419-F(P) JBCU
Flt Lt Kushalpal Singh Nanda 7819-F(N) 35 Sqn
Flg Offr. Krishan L Malkani 10576-F(P) 27 Sqn
Flt Lt Ashok Balwant Dhavale 9030-F(P) 1 Sqn
Flt Lt Shrikant C Mahajan 10239-F(P) 5 Sqn
Flt Lt Gurdev Singh Rai 9015-F(P) 27 Sqn
Flt Lt Ramesh GKadam 8404-F(P) TACDE
Flg Offr. KP Murlidharan 10575-F(P) 20 Sqn
Naval Pilot Lt. Cdr Ashok Roy
Sqn Ldr Devaprasad Chatterjee
Plt Offr Tejinder Singh Sethi