The hanging of Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh in Pakistan has been stayed until April 30 by President Pervez Musharraf, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee told the Lok Sabha Wednesday.
Sarabjit Singh, convicted for carrying out bomb blasts, was to be executed April 1.
Earlier,
Some hope lurked for Sarabjit Singh, an Indian facing death penalty in Pakistan. A Pakistani minister Tuesday indicated "chances of clemency" for him, and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said he has taken up his case at the "highest level" in Islamabad.
"There are chances of clemency for him. If President Prevez Musharraf receives a mercy plea from Singh's family, he has the right to forgive him," DPA quoted Pakistan's Human Rights Minister Ansar Burney as saying.
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