ISLAMABAD: Three Pakistani men who had been imprisoned without any charges for decades in the notorious Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp have finally been released, and no Pakistani is currently being held there.
Two of them have returned to Pakistan, while one has chosen not to come back. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed the release of the Rabbani brothers, who had been arrested in 2000 and unjustly detained for 21 years.
Majid Khan, another Pakistani citizen, was also released after spending 19 years in jail.
During a meeting chaired by Chairman Waleed Iqbal of the Senate Human Rights Committee, officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs briefed the committee on the return of the Rabbani brothers.
The committee was informed that the brothers were held in custody for 21 years without any charges and were finally released on February 24.
Throughout their imprisonment, they expressed their experiences through artwork, and currently, they are residing in Karachi with their families.
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