RIYADH, 18 September 2007 — Eighteen of 31 Pakistani youths arrested a month ago on charges of assaulting and pelting policemen with stones in Jeddah have been released following a court order. Two Indian students who were detained on similar charges are still in custody. The court reportedly gave the students one-month jail sentences before releasing them. “The students were released because they already completed more than a month in prison since the day they were picked up by the local police,” Chaudhury Shaukat Ali, consul welfare at the Pakistani Consulate General, said yesterday.
RIYADH – A study has revealed that the miswak or teeth cleaning sticks used in Arab and Asian countries have greater value than toothbrush and toothpaste. A group of dentists at King Saud University (KSU) has done a study revealing the medicinal properties of miswak, while miswak sales have gone up considerably in Ramadan this year.
Two Indian students will be released within the next few days following a judgment given by a Jeddah court, which heard the cases of 31 Pakistani and Indian students detained by the police in mid-August on the alleged charges of “manhandling and stone pelting” on policemen. The other 18 Pakistani students, who are still languishing in police custody, are also seeking immediate relief from the court, diplomatic and community sources, said here yesterday.