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| Sarabjit's case being considered' | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
ISLAMABAD, Oct 6: Pakistan was considering options of releasing Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh, arrested on charges of terrorism and facing death penalty, law minister Farooq H Naek said on Sunday, also calling for release of Pakistanis jailed in India.
"We are studying the case and looking into ... if there are any possibilities of releasing Sarabjit," Naek said.
"This issue (release of prisoners from either country held in the other) needs to be settled for better environment between the two countries," said the minister.
Sarabjit Singh, also known as Manjit Singh, was convicted for his involvement in the 1990 serial bomb blasts in Lahore and Multan that killed 14 people. He maintains he is just a poor farmer who strayed into Pakistan from his village located close to the border. He says he is a victim of mistaken identity. |
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