Pakistani releases Indian prisoner

Islamabad, July 2 (PTI) - Indian national Ram Prakash,
arrested by Pakistani authorities a decade ago on charges of
spying, was released Tuesday on completing his prison term.

Prakash, 51, was set free from Kot Lakhpat jail in
Lahore this morning. The interior ministry yesterday ordered
his release after he completed his 10-year prison term.

Jail officials have taken Prakash to the Wagah land
border to hand him over to Indian authorities, TV channels
reported.

In May, Pakistan had released 99 Indian prisoners,
including 96 fishermen, as a goodwill gesture on the occasion
of External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee's visit to the
country. PTI