ISLAMABAD, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan on Monday condemned remarks by U.S. Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump that he would ensure Pakistani physician Shakil Afridi, who has allegedly helped the U.S. kill Osama bin Laden, is freed from jail within two minutes.
Afridi, who is known in Pakistan as a CIA doctor and has been described as a hero in the U.S., is serving a 33-year-long punishment in jail for treason.
Trump, who is famous for his controversial statement, talked about the Pakistani doctor in a recent interview with Fox News.
"I think I would get him out in two minutes. I would tell them (Pakistan) let him out and I'm sure they would let him out," Trump said.
Pakistan Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said the fate of Shaki Afridi is going to be decided by the Pakistani courts and the Government of Pakistan and not by Donald Trump even if he becomes the President of United States.
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