Altogether fifty-four defence personnel missing since the 1965 and 1971 wars are believed to be in custody in Pakistan.

Replying to a question in the Lok Sabha today, Defence Minster A.K. Antony said the government has repeatedly taken up the matter with Pakistan. But Pakistan has not accepted the presence of any such personnel in its custody.

A delegation of 14 relatives of the missing defence personnel who visited ten jails in Pakistan in 2007 could not confirm the actual presence of any missing defence personnel.
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Mr. Antony informed the House that the relatives of all the missing defence personnel have been given liberal pension. They have also been rehabilitated.

Besides, orders have been issued for compliance of the Gujarat High Court judgment of December last year to give retirement benefits to the next of kin of the missing defence personnel believed to be in the custody in Pakistan, as if they had retired on superannuation.