Should Pakistan reciprocate by setting Sarabjeet Singh free?

GN Bureau | April 10, 2012



The supreme court has granted bail to Mohammad Khalil Chishty, an 80-year-old Karachi resident serving a life term for murder in a jail in Rajasthan. The court found no reason for Chishty’s continued incarceration given his age and poor health. It welcomed the “good tidings” over Pakistan president Asif Ali Zardari’s visit to India.

This kind act from India brings Sarabjeet Singh lodged in a Pakistan jail to our mind. He was convicted for his involvement in the 1990 serial bomb blasts in Lahore and Multan that killed 14 people. He claims that he is a poor farmer and victim of mistaken identity, who strayed into Pakistan from his village located on the border.

Is it now the tern for Pakistan to reciprocate and consider Sarabjeet Singh’s release?
 

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