Summary Foreign Ministry stated that government had been trying to re-open the case
LAHORE (Dunya News) – Family members of Zulfiqar on Thursday were looking forward to a miracle as despite being innocent, Zulfiqar had been serving his sentence for 14 years in Indonesia as he had been convicted of drug smuggling, reported Dunya News.
Zulfiqar had been sentenced to death by a court in Indonesia while few hours were left in his execution. Indonesian officials arranged the last meeting between Zulfiqar and his family members including his mother.
The Indian citizen who accused Zulfiqar of drug smuggling took his allegation back but his sentence of execution had not been taken back.
The family members’ of the affectee complained that Pakistani government had not been making firm decisions and taking rigid initiatives in this regard. However, the government needed to act effectively and timely if a Pakistani citizen was falsely accused in another country.
The members’, before last few hours of Zulfiqar’s execution, reached and protested outside Punjab assembly. On the other hand, Foreign Ministry stated that government had been trying to re-open the case.
