The report had been compiled and then submitted to the Indian Supreme Court which had asked the ministry to explain why deportation of Pakistanis was not expedited.The report noted that 262 foreign prisoners were languishing in Indian prisons, 238 of them with deportation orders.Of the prisoners, 53, Pakistani nationals including women and children, were demanding political asylum in India. They requested that they be treated as refugees after claiming they were "Mehdis".The bench said, "In these matters, we have to be concerned about human rights. Technicalities must not come in the way of violation of these rights." However, it clarified, "We find most times the facts (given by petitioner) are unverified."