Pakistan to release Sarabjit Singh soon, says lawyer
September 7th, 2012 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 7 (IANS) Sarabjit Singh, an Indian national on death row, is all set to be released by the Pakistani government, his lawyer Awais Sheikh says.Sheikh has said ... Read more...
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Pranab son’s request to father: get Sarabjit freed
July 22nd, 2012 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 22 (IANS) President-elect Pranab Mukherjee's son Abhijit has one request for his father - get Sarabjit Singh and other Indian prisoners languishing in Pakistan jails freed soon."As ... Read more...
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I regret the day Surjeet Singh got released: Dalbir Kaur
July 2nd, 2012 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 2 (IANS) Dalbir Kaur, sister of Indian prisoner in Pakistan Sarabjit Singh, Monday said she regretted the day Surjeet Singh got released from a Pakistani prison."Surjeet Singh has ... Read more...
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Will meet PM, Sonia, Rahul, says Sarabjit’s sister
July 2nd, 2012 - 7:47 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 2 (IANS) Dalbir Kaur, sister of Sarabjit Singh, who is on the death row in Pakistan, will be making a trip to Delhi soon to meet Prime ... Read more...
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Salman starts ‘free Sarabjit Singh’ campaign online
July 1st, 2012 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 1 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has launched an online campaign for Sarabjit Singh, an Indian on death row in Pakistan. He is urging people to sign ... Read more...
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Salman launches online petition for Sarabjit’s release
June 30th, 2012 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 30 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has launched an online petition seeking the release of Sarabjit Singh, an Indian on death row in Pakistan."To people from all ... Read more...
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Support me to help free Sarabjit, Salman urges Pakistanis
June 29th, 2012 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 29 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has urged the people of Pakistan to help him in efforts to free Sarabjit Singh, the Indian who is on death ... Read more...
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Surjeet home after 30 years, says he was a spy (Roundup)
June 28th, 2012 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
Attari (Punjab), June 28 (IANS) After more than 30 years of incarceration in Pakistan, Surjeet Singh returned home Thursday to a tumultuous and teary welcome from family and friends and ... Read more...
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Government should explain Sarabjit confusion: BJP
June 27th, 2012 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday asked the government should explain how Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna announced that Pakistan would release death row prisoner ... Read more...
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Soni appeals for Sarabjit’s release
June 27th, 2012 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, June 27 (IANS) Pakistan should look at the case of death row prisoner Sarabjit Singh sensitively and compassionately, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni said Wednesday."I have come ... Read more...
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Jubilation to despair for Sarabjit’s family
June 27th, 2012 - 12:35 pm ICT by IANS
Jalandhar, June 27 (IANS) The celebrations in Punjab's Bhikhiwind village quickly turned to despair as news came in early Wednesday of Pakistan's apparent flip-flop on the pardon and release ... Read more...
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Free Sarabjit, Krishna ‘requests’ Pakistan
June 27th, 2012 - 11:50 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) India Wednesday welcomed the release of Surjeet Singh from a Pakistani jail and renewed its "request" to Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari to also free ... Read more...
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Sarabjit’s family elated in Punjab
June 26th, 2012 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
Jalandhar, June 26 (IANS) The family members of Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh, who was convicted and sentenced to death on charges of terrorism in Pakistan, Tuesday said they were happy ... Read more...
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Zardari commutes Indian prisoner Sarabjit’s death sentence
June 26th, 2012 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 26 (IANS) Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari Tuesday commuted to life the death sentence of Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh, who was convicted more than two decades ago for ... Read more...
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Conditions favourable in Pakistan for Sarabjit’s release: Sister
July 5th, 2011 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
Amritsar, July 5 (IANS) Dalbir Kaur, the sister of Sarabjit Singh, an Indian prisoner lodged in Pakistan's Kot Lakhpat jail on terrorism charges, Tuesday said that conditions were quite favourable ... Read more...
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Insurance firm asked to pay Rs.5 lakh for misleading consumer
June 30th, 2011 - 3:09 pm ICT by IANS
Fatehgarh Sahib (Punjab), June 30 (IANS) A leading insurance company was Thursday ordered by a consumer forum in Punjab to pay back Rs.5 lakh to a customer for misleading him ... Read more...
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Have come with hopes of brother’s release: Sarbjeet’s sister
June 7th, 2011 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 7 (IANS) Dalbir Kaur, sister of Sarabjit Singh - an Indian who is on death row in Pakistan after his conviction for bomb attacks - said she has ... Read more...
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Honour killing: Two lovers killed in Punjab
May 21st, 2011 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
Ajnala (Punjab), May 21 (IANS) In a case of honour killing, two young lovers were brutally killed in Punjab's Amritsar district by the girl's family, police said Saturday.Sarabjit Singh (23) ... Read more...
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Family of murdered Jalandhar hotelier demands justice
April 22nd, 2011 - 6:41 pm ICT by ANI
Jalandhar, Apr 22 (ANI): Family members of murdered Jalandhar hotelier Gur Kerat Singh on Friday demanding justice said the arrests must be made immediately in connection with the case.As per reports, 32-year-old ... Read more...
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Jalandhar hotelier’s son shot dead by nephew of Akali Dal MLA
April 21st, 2011 - 5:19 pm ICT by ANI
Jalandhar, Apr 21 (ANI): Gur Kerat Singh, the son of hotelier Rajbir Singh, was allegedly shot dead by the nephew of a Shiromani Akali Dal MLA here this morning.According to the police, ... Read more...
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Man held for killing wife, two sons
January 31st, 2011 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS
Yamunanagar (Haryana), Jan 31 (IANS) A middle-aged man was Monday arrested for murdering his wife and two sons after a family dispute in Haryana's Yamunanagar district, officials said.Sarabjit Singh, resident of Bruthal ... Read more...
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NRI woman, relatives booked for duping Punjab man
December 26th, 2010 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANS
Nurmahal (Punjab), Dec 26 (IANS) An Indian origin Canadian woman and her relatives have been booked on charges of duping a man here on the pretext of taking him abroad, police said ... Read more...
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Is arrested conman behind Pakistan blasts blamed on Sarabjit?
December 17th, 2010 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
Panchkula (Haryana), Dec 17 (IANS) Is fraud accused Manjeet Singh Rattu the one actually behind the bombings in Pakistan for which Indian national Sarabjit Singh has been sentenced to death in that ... Read more...
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The ‘real’ Sarabjit has been arrested, claims family
December 16th, 2010 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
Panchkula (Haryana), Dec 16 (IANS) Family members of Sarabjit Singh - the Indian who is on death row in Pakistan - say a criminal arrested here Thursday is the one responsible for ... Read more...
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Car race ends in fatal accident, two killed
August 18th, 2010 - 1:56 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 18 (IANS) A car race between two groups of youngsters ended in a fatal accident Tuesday night, killing two people on a motorcycle including a seven-year-old boy, police said.
According to ... Read more...
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Punjabi youth returns home from Turkey jail
August 9th, 2010 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 9 (IANS) After spending about a month in Istanbul jail in Turkey, a Punjabi youth, who was duped by unscrupulous travel agents, returned to his home in Fatehgarh Sahib ... Read more...
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Angry villagers block Punjab highway
August 7th, 2010 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
Mohali (Punjab), Aug 7 (IANS) Hundreds of villagers blocked one of the busiest national highways that connects Chandigarh with Punjab's industrial hub of Ludhiana for about five hours Saturday to protest alleged ... Read more...
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Speeding car turns turtle, four dead in Delhi (Second Lead)
May 2nd, 2010 - 5:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Speed thrills but kills. The time-worn road safety warning came horribly true yet again when four young men driving their car at high speed were killed early ... Read more...
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Four killed in Delhi accident (Lead)
May 2nd, 2010 - 2:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Four young men were killed Sunday after the car they were travelling in hit an electric pole and turned turtle near Ansal Plaza mall in south Delhi, ... Read more...
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Car lifters’ gang busted in Punjab
March 12th, 2010 - 12:45 pm ICT by IANS
Rajpura (Punjab), March 12 (IANS) Five members of a gang have been arrested for stealing cars from the parking areas of busy markets in this town in Punjab's Patiala district, police said ... Read more...
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Disco bouncers arrested for thrashing legislator’s son
December 15th, 2009 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 15 (IANS) A city court Tuesday sent nine bouncers and the manager of a popular discotheque here to a day's police remand for allegedly thrashing a legislator's son and his ... Read more...
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Lahore High Court allows Sarabjit-lawyer meeting
October 27th, 2009 - 9:27 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Oct 27(ANI): The Lahore High Court has allowed the lawyer of Sarabjit Singh, the Indian currently on death row in a Pakistani prison, to hold a meeting with him.Earlier, ... Read more...
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Sarabjit’s case major issue between India, Pakistan, says his lawyer
August 27th, 2009 - 3:27 am ICT by IANS
Lahore, Aug 27 (IANS) The lawyer of Sarabjit Singh, an Indian prisoner awaiting execution in a Pakistani jail on terrorism charges, said the case has affected India-Pakistan relations and the government should ... Read more...
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Sarabjit Singh’s family to take Vastu Shastra’s help for his release
August 22nd, 2009 - 10:23 pm ICT by ANI
Bhikhiwind (Punjab). Aug. 22 (ANI): The family of Sarabjit Singh, the Indian citizen on death row for last 19 years in Pakistan for his alleged involvement in bomb blasts incidents, had an ... Read more...
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The Fight for Peace
August 17th, 2009 - 10:53 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
Mahesh Bhatt was in Pakistan last week to meet and join some social activists who are fighting to save Sarabjit Singh's life. Mahesh who was in Karachi for two days met ... Read more...
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