LAHORE: Nineteen Indians and three Bangladeshis have been arrested by Pakistani authorities for allegedly crossing the border illegally two months in the past and they’ll stay in jail till the apex courtroom decides whether or not they face a trial or not in November, an official stated on Monday.

The official of the federal authorities advised PTI that as many as 19 Indian nationals had been arrested over two months in the past from completely different components of the nation totally on ‘unlawful border crossing and espionage prices’ by police and Rangers underneath the Safety Act and Secret Providers Act of the nation.

“The Indian nationals have been stored in several jails underneath the stated legal guidelines. Lately, they have been produced earlier than the Federal Evaluation Board comprising judges of the Superior Courtroom and the federal inside ministry offered their file/prices. After reviewing the file, the board prolonged their detention until November 9,” the official stated.

He stated their circumstances might be taken up once more on November 9 by the apex courtroom’s board that can determine within the mild of the investigation report whether or not they face trial or are let out.

The circumstances of three Bangladeshi nationals can even be taken up on November 9.

The three-member board is headed by Justice Manzoor Ahmad Malik of the Supreme Courtroom. The opposite members of the board are Justice Ayesha A Malik and Justice Naeem Akhtar.

The board had additionally taken up the case of 1 Sri Lankan nationwide on related prices. The board, nonetheless, ordered his launch for ‘need of any proof’ in opposition to him with regard to prices framed by the inside ministry on him.