| The Pakistan government is strengthening efforts to free nine Pakistanis arrested in Spain for alleged terrorism links, Dawn News quoted Foreign Office (FO) spokesman Muhammad Sadiq as saying on Sunday. Responding to fresh appeals for help from the prisonersÂ’ families, Sadiq said the government was making all possible efforts to secure an early release of those detained in Spain. Sadiq said the detained Pakistanis are being granted counsel and legal access through the Pakistan consulate in Barcelona. The nine Pakistanis are part of an original group of 14 Pakistanis and Indians arrested in Barcelona in January this year, for allegedly plotting a terrorist attack. Three of the 12 Pakistanis in the group have already been released due to lack of evidence. |