Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh, who has been sentenced death penalty by courts for 1990 bombings in Pakistan, has once again appealed to the government of Pakistan to grant him mercy on August 14, the country’s Independence Day.
Singh has written a fresh letter to President Asif Zardari, seeking mercy on Pakistan’s Independence Day against the punishment.
A couple of weeks ago, Islamabad released another Indian prisoner Surjeet Singh who faced life imprisonment in jail for spying in Pakistan. After having been released and reached in India, Surjeet confessed his crime saying, “I went to Pakistan to spy for the Indian Army.”
Awais Sheikh, counsel of Sarabjit, has sent an email of later’s daughter Swapandeep Kaur, stating that he had called on her father at Kot Lakhpat jail in Lahore on Thursday.
Sarbajit had also written a letter in May which the counsel showed to media. In the letter, Sarabjit denied of making any confession about the allegations he had been punished for. He said, “I have been put on the waiting list for my death for the last 22 years, though I have committed no crime.” He further said that his first mercy plea was ruled out by the court as his former counsel was not showing interest in this regard.
Both Islamabad and New Delhi have resumed dialogue process almost after over four year following the Mumbai attacks in which dozens of people were killed. But, ironically, both sides are facing trust deficit, which turns their talks unfruitful.