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Islamabad to return Sarabjit’s belongings

Two months after India formally asked Pakistan to hand over belongings of Sarabjit Singh — the death row prisoner who died in Lahore’s Kot Lakhpat Jail following attack by other inmates in April — Islamabad is all set to return them in November.

In August, Indian foreign ministry formally requested Islamabad to facilitate return of Sarabjit’s clothes and other belongings — retained by jail authorities in Lahore — to his family. “We are going to hand his (Sarabjit Singh’s) personal belongings soon,” confirmed Interior Ministry Spokesperson Omar Hameed Khan.
Kot Lakhpat Jail administration has already transferred his personal belongings to interior ministry, a jail officer told The Express Tribune.
“We have handed a copy of the Holy Quran, three other books in Hindi, a rosary, five sets of clothes, a sleeping mattress, a pitcher, a blanket and shoes to the interior ministry,” he said.
Sarabjit’s sister Dalbir Kaur had requested Indian Home Minister to bring back his belongings. -news@kahleejtimes.com

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