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Reprieve for Sarabjit

The temporary reprieve for Sarabjit Singh, coming as it did on New Delhi’s initiative, cannot be construed as being definitive. The matter is far from over and neither he nor the people of India have any reason to be at peace. The whole nation must rally behind Sarabjit’s family for his release. The powers that be in both nations should strive for enduring peace, and good neighbourly relations.

R. Sampath,

Chennai

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Sukhpreet Kaur, wife of Sarabjit Singh who has been sentenced to death by the Pakistan government for his alleged involvement in serial bombings in Lahore, has demonstrated the rarest courage by saying that she and her daughter do not want his release in exchange for any hardcore Pakistani terrorists lodged in Indian jails. Her statement assumes unique importance as release of terrorists in exchange for people in the past is still fresh in our memory.

V. Narasimha Rao,

Visakhapatnam

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While appealing for clemency to Sarabjit, we must pause to think of the Pakistani youths who have been branded as terrorists and killed mercilessly in India.

A.H. Maqdoomi,

Gulbarga

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Friendship and goodwill should be reciprocated. So exchange of prisoners and grant of clemency to Pakistani prisoners languishing in Indian jails are essential to remove animosity and improve bilateral relations.

Dharmaraj Joseph,

Tirunelveli

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