Hamid Nihal Ansari, an Indian citizen who spent three years in a Pakistani jail after he was arrested on the charges of espionage in 2012, is set to return home on Tuesday, 18 December.
Dr Khalid Ansari, Hamid’s relative, said it was a day of celebration and that they do not want to “look into the past.”
Ansari’s mother, Fauzia Nehal Ahmed Ansari, who is eagerly awaiting his homecoming, said his release was a “victory for humanity.”
His father, Nihal Ansari, thanked both the Indian and Pakistani governments for their efforts.
"We are thankful to the government of India and Pakistan as well for every effort... Our family is waiting for Hamid," his father said.
Hamid Ansari, arrested in Pakistan in 2012, will reach home via Wagah border, reportedly on Tuesday afternoon.
He was arrested in Pakistan in 2012 for illegally entering the country from Afghanistan, reportedly to meet a girl he had befriended online.
Earlier this month, Peshawar High Court granted the Pakistan government a month’s deadline to complete his repatriation process.
(With inputs from ANI, PTI)
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