Just hours after Pakistani scientist Dr Khalil Chishty walked out of the Ajmer Jail after being granted bail by the Supreme Court, Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has ordered the immediate release of an Indian fisherman, NDTV reported. Samat Lakshman Bambhaniya has been lodged at a jail in Karachi for over a year now and is suffering from cancer. His release seems to be a goodwill gesture after an ailing Dr Chishty, 80, got a major reprieve from the Supreme Court on Monday after fighting a protracted legal battle. (Read) The doctor entered Ajmer Jail last January after being sentenced to life imprisonment. The sentencing came after an 18-year-long trial, during which he remained mostly under house arrest. Sources had said that Dr Chishty’s case had been discussed at Sunday’s lunch meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Zardari during the latter’s one-day visit to India. Pakistani officials had urged India to set Dr Chishty free, the sources had added.
