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The oldest prisoner at Guantanamo Bay Saifullah Paracha has been released and sent back to Pakistan after nearly 20 years. Pakistan's foreign ministry reportedly confirmed the news of the release. The ministry in its statement stated, "We are glad that a Pakistani citizen detained abroad is finally reunited with his family." He returned to Pakistan on October 29.
Brisk sale of sugarcane raised by convicts Updated: Updated: Share Article TIRUCHI Brisk sale of sugarcane raised by a group of convicts on prison lands here was witnessed ahead of the Pongal festival. With the price of sugarcane offered by the Prison Department being cheaper than the ones sold in the open market, bulk sale was noticed with some buyers coming all the way from Chennai. The edible variety of sugarcane, known as senkarumbu, was raised on two acre land belonging to the Prison Department within the sprawling Central Prison campus by a group of 12 convicts. The harvest of sugarca...