Pakistani authorities on Thursday freed Indian national Gopal Das whose jail term was cut short by President Asif Ali Zardari on humanitarian grounds after he had spent 27 years in prison following hi

Touching the soil of the country after 27 years in Pakistani jail, Indian national Gopal Das on Thursday came home to an emotional welcome by his elder brother and sister who had last seen him as a young man.

State-run telecom operator BSNL on Tuesday appointed Mr Gopal Das as acting Chairman and Managing Director after the retirement of Mr Kuldeep Goyal.

Mr Goyal retired as CMD on July 31.

Mr Das, who