Reply sought in Sarabjit execution

LAHORE Lahore High Court Chief Justice Ijaz Ahmad Chaudhry on Tuesday called for reply from the federal government to a petition seeking early execution of Indian terrorist Sarabjit Singh. The petition was filed by Ilamuddin Ghazi advocate in the backdrop of overtures being made to get the conviction of Sarabijit pardoned by President Asif Ali Zardari. The petitioner has mentioned the recent visit of Singhs sister Dilbeer Kaur who also met her brother in the Kot Lakhpat Jail. The visit of Kaur is a part of the plan to make ground for his release by attracting sympathies at the public level. The petitioner contended that under the Islamic jurisprudence, no ruler or anyone else but blood relations and legal heirs of the victim have right to pardon a killer. As such no question of pardon by the President to Singh, whose review petition as well as mercy petition already stand dismissed. tariff challenged: A petition was filed in the Lahore High Court questioning the recently increased electricity tariff as well as free power supply to different public departments including seven federal and 22 provincial ministries.

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