Punjab chief minister hails efforts to save 17 Indians in UAE

Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal today hailed the government's efforts in defending the trial of 17 Indians facing death sentence for allegedly murdering a Pakistani national in UAE.

In a letter to civil aviation minister Vayalar Ravi, Badal appreciated the concerted efforts of Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs and Civil Aviation in defending the trial of 17 Indian national allegedly involved in the murder of Pakistani man in UAE, an official said.

The chief minister assured Ravi that Punjab government would fully support the initiative taken by his ministry to save the lives of these Indians and relieve their families from mental agony and trauma, he said.

The 17 have been sentenced to death by Sharjah's Shariah Court for killing a Pakistani man and injuring three others in a vicious attack last year.