Saturday July 03, 2004 (0320 PST)
NEW DELHI, July 04(Online): Pakistani prisoners imprisoned in Indian jails have entered their 10th day of hunger strike and are said to be in critical condition .
These prisoners have been on hunger strike for the last ten days and due to their worsening condition, they are admitted in the hospital .
The imprisonment period of these Pakistani detainees, who have passed large part of their lives in Indian jails, has been completed long before but their release is far away .
On the appeal of these prisoners, the Supreme Court has already issued orders for their freedom .
One of the prisoners Muhammad Babar of Lahore told BBC that he doesn't know as to where his freedom is trapped .
Another detainee Muhammad Azeem of Faisalabad said he has already completed the punishment by the court but the government of India is still not ready to free him .
"Do I not have right to live the rest of two or three years of my life among my relative", he maintained in an emotional tone .
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