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India has taken all steps to secure Sarabjit's release
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NewsByte on 02 April, 2008 07:30:00
 
New Delhi: India has taken all steps that are essential to secure the release of
Sarabjit Singh, who is on death row in Pakistan, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
on Wednesday told a delegation of leaders from Punjab.
"A delegation of leaders from Punjab met the Prime Minister. The issue of
Sarabjeet Singh was prominently raised by the delegation and they apprised him
of the unanimous resolution passed by the Assembly for his release," All India
Congress Committee (AICC) spokesman Manish Tewari told reporters in the capital.
"The Prime Minister told the delegation that whatever steps are essential and
necessary have already been taken by the Government of India to try and ensure
that we can secure the release of Sarabjeet Singh on humanitarian grounds," he
said. (PTI)