A little hope to Sarabjit Singh's family

New Delhi, August 24: Parliamentarians said India would try to stop the execution of an Indian held in Pakistan for 15 years for spying, and the man's family said he had merely crossed the border accidentally while drunk.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh promised MPs he would speak to Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, Parliament deputies said.

Manmohan Singh's assurance came a day after family members of the convicted man threatened to kill themselves if the execution was carried out.

Pakistan's Supreme Court last week upheld the death sentence on Manjit Singh for spying for India's intelligence agency, the Research and Analysis Wing and for involvement in bombings in Pakistan