There are still 29 Pakistani prisoners in the U.S. detention center of Guantanamo and eight of them are likely to be freed soon, Pakistani Interior Minister Aftab Sherpao said on Tuesday.

The United States has now told Pakistan that 29 Pakistanis are still in Guantanamo prison, Sherpao told a news conference here on Tuesday.

There were a total of 67 Pakistani prisoners in Guantanamo and the U.S authorities have so far freed 38 of them, the minister said.

The Pakistani government is trying to get the remaining freed as soon as possible, he said.

Source: Xinhua