Indian Express: Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh, currently on death row following his conviction for an alleged involvement in bomb attacks in 1990, is hopeful that his fresh mercy petition will get a “favourable decision” from President Asif Ali Zardari, his lawyer said today. Awais Sheikh, the counsel for Sarabjit, said the fresh mercy petition had received “special attention” from Zardari. “This time, there are bright prospects of Sarabjit's release,” he said. Sarabjit's release will help  |
| Though Sarabjit was set to be hanged in 2008, Pakistani authorities put off his execution indefinitely. |
expedite the peace process between India and Pakistan, he claimed. He further claimed Sarabjit was to be released on August 14 last year, which is Pakistan's Independence Day, in exchange for Pakistani national Khalil Chishti, who is currently being held in a jail in Rajasthan. But the decision was “withdrawn at the eleventh hour when Indian authorities did not release Chishti,” Sheikh claimed. Read Full: Sarabjit Singh could be released this year: lawyer - Indian Express
