Read what others have said..

Mrs S.Khuram - Plaistow - London
18 years is a long time erased from ones life and that too spent in an alienated jail.Shame on the Pakistani judicial system who eventually based the decission of freedom on intervention by Prince Charles.May Allah give brother Tahir the strength to rebuild a new life.Amin!

Muhammad Akif Ali Atif, Pakistan
This is miracle for Mirza Tahir Hussain. He is very lucky person to escape from Death Penalty. But at this time so many persons are waiting in various Jails of Pakistan. What will happen with them? No one knows. You should think about them. He is lucky Thanks

Tiffany in California, USA
I cannot express how happy I am to read this news. I deeply felt sorry for him and his family the last 18 years. I check internet almost every week since May 2006 to find out the status of his imprisonment. He is home. I wish him lots of peacefulness. May him forget the past and build better future.

zed birmingham
I would like to congratulate mirza on his release, and sorry for the loss of your 18 years. My allah be with you and your family and help you get and on make something greater of your life. your interview was very humble and touching, thanx to asian network for this opportunity! All the best brother Mirza!!

Saira Birmingham
i applause your patience of being in pakistans prison for 18 years! wish you all the best for the future!

Raj, Los Angeles
"Good old Blighty" indeed. It's a travesty that it took 18 years to get Hussain freed. One has to wonder if it would have taken this long had he been a white British tourist in Pakistan. For it to have taken as long as it did begs the question as to whether enough was done. Indeed, his plight has been given the kind of media coverage and attention it always deserved only recently, and it was still too late. I hope he can find it in himself to forgive his country for letting him down.

Ann Devereaux , Bristol
I listened to the interview on the asian network, it made sad and worried for your safety, when you said that you would go back to Pakistan, I beg you not to go back do not leave your family after all what you and your family have suffered, Khan's family, they may hurt you you can fight for your friends from here in Britain so please stay here in the warmth and Love of family and friends, I plead with you stay here in Britain do not go back, with joy and Love from Ann.

nadeem qureshi telford
its a shame that so many different opinions were made by pakistani juduciary and at the end he was given lifer. i feel he should clear his name and work to stream line the court system which will help others in police custody. this will give him some purpose and live more peacfully.

M Khan - Newcastle upon Tyne
Men who behave in such ways is a common way of life in pakistan but all is undercover. He was in the wrong place/wrong time and ended up paying the price in order to release himself.

Graham , Bristol
What a marvelous person,so forgiving & humble.Not a trace of bitterness either- really inspirational interveiw!

Abu Rasheed, Birmingham, West Midlands
I listened to the interview for only a few minutes and believed Mr Hussain's statement of incident in which a taxi driver was killed. Robbing, and sometimes killing, by taxi drivers is quite common in the Indian subcontinent. My advice is not to travel alone and avoid odd hours at all cost.

simon nottingham
it saddens me to think of how Mirza has lost so many years of his life. He has a lot of catching up to do, perhaps a book or something would give him the funds to really live a life that he now deserves.

Gerrit Smith
I didn't listen to the interview. However, not very credible Islamic justice system in Pakistan. The leader behaves like a king and frees criminals without any regard for law and justice.

Raiyan, Karachi PAKISTAN
I'm SO happy everything worked out for Mirza- it's near impossible to express the feeling of relief that washed over me upon hearing of his safe release, in anything other than tears. Let me just say, however, that the selfsame tears of distress that shook me into stunned awareness after listening to "Trouble Abroad"-the first I heard about Mirza's case (thanks to BBC reporter Amardeep Bassey)-they flow freely now again in true happiness for Mirza and his family, and gratitude towards everyone out there who believed as strongly as I do, in the importance of "one man's life". I wish him success in his efforts to help his ex-inmates. THANK YOU Sonia Deol/Amardeep Bassey/ and all the media reps who brought his case to our attention.

S Singh (Nottingham)
We don't hear much from the family of the taxi driver he killed. What about their life? He took someone's life. 18 years sounds about right for murdering someone - muslims believe in sharia law so should accept a muslim courts decision.

Anne, Leicester
So pleased to see Mr Hussain safely home from his ordeal but I did think Sonia's question about what he could hear from the scaffold next door was really ghoulish and not helpful to him.

Nick,Yorkshire
The dreadful ordeal that Mirza went through goes to prove the problems inherent in the death sentence. Thankfuly justice appears to have been done in this case but only because of royal intervention; how many poor innocents are awaiting their unjust fates in countries who carry out this barbaric practise?

T Zafar (Manchester)
Dear Brother, Let this be a reminder to us all, how we must respect one another and not let greed and bad doings get the better of human nature. One thing that has come to light to myself, that you have been blessed with the divine help of something or somebody, to help you get this far. You have been given a precious gift, that can be viewed as the responsibilty to help innocent lives be heard and ultimately be spared of any penal convictions that may be conducted. And thus serve as restoring harmony in this cruel world no matter how trivial, as your endeavours will be marked as an example to the world that a strong faith does bring about good in one way or another. At the same time my heart goes out to your opponent's family, on behalf of all the brothers and sisters in Manchester I offer you my deepest prayers and wishes that the results of this incident come to a peaceful end. And that may Allah give you the strength to embark upon a happier and fulfilling life. May Allah bless you all.

Clive Ramsey
Young people should think very carefully before visiting Pakistan. I think of myself at 18 and wonder how I would have been able to cope with first being robbed and then facing forced sex/rape. Bad enough for a Gay person but horrible for any person to be forced into sex against their wishes and against their sexuality. Because of teh mixed up attitude to homosexuality within Pakistan you are going to get these distorted behaviours. The Pakistani people need to recognise taht homosexuality exists within their community as much as anywhere else. However did this young man come through all of this with so little bitterness and good adjustment. I am Christian but must say that his disposition and emmotional inteligence attest very strongly for his faith. I live in an area with a large Muslim and Pakistani residence, and am often appalled at some attitudes and behaviours. This man has been a real ambassador for his faith.

Manilal Rana
Excellent. Very professionally organised and executed. Well done Asian Network.

Shabbir, Leeds
Hello Sonia, well done you did it. Well-done. Please make a program for those people who are sitting and serving life punishments in Pakistani prisons and their families even do not know where they are. I know some people who have never seen their families after their punishments. Keep in mind it is even not possible to just meet a prisoner with out spending some money on jail stall. Thanks keep it up.

Roberto:Miami Florida
Sonia: Congradulations on a great interview. I hope Mr. Hussain will be able to recover from his ordeal. Roberto

Mrs Patel, Lesta
Well done Sonia! credit given when credits due, thank you so much for ringing Mirza Tahir, it made me cry when i found out that our duas are finally accepted, the ummah got together and our prayers all together as a nation made god say i forgive him when criminals accept then repent allah almighty forgives. xxxx im ur biggest fan. Respect!

Shabbir leeds
Welcome back Mirza. in how many prisons have you been serving your 18 years. what did you learnt there? Would you like to tell the stories how people live there. AND DO YOU THINK ALL THE PRISONERS ARE GUILTY. IF ..NO. THEN HOW MANY PERCENT. let the people know that how innocent people are serving life and death punishments there in Pakistan. how the staff in treat them. do some positive activities.

Shabbir leeds
It,s a good news that mirza arrived alive.he might befeeling very very strange.to be a prisoner in pakistan is very hard.I hope you will find a better future.but do think what about those innocent people, who are sitting and waiting for there appeals and turn to hanging up.please make a big compaign for those people.what did you do that day,that is a matter in between you and allah.try to remember your friends in prisons and do some thing for them or at least for their families.

Good old blighty!
I'm sure he's glad to be British! ;-)