Chilean prosecutors acquitted Pakistani national Saif-ur-Rehman of terrorism charges on the grounds that there was not enough evidence against him.
He was charged with possession of explosives, after he visited the US embassy on May 10, 2010 where traces of TNT were found on his cell phone, hands, baggage and cloths. This acquittal will certainly improve the image of Pakistanis residing or studying abroad. The authorities were actually trying to find a link of Saif with Faisal Shehzad who was sentenced for installing a bomb in the busy Times Square in New York. This move by the Chilean courts will certainly improve the confidence of Pakistani students living abroad.
Farukh Sarwar
Islamabad