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Heartbreak and joy at midnight for families of Sarabjit and Surjeet Singh For Sarabjit Singh's family in Amritsar's Bhikiwind village, it was a case of celebrating too soon. Sarabjit's sister Dalbir Kaur, who had been hoping that her brother would be set free since his death sentence has been commuted to life imprisonment, said: 'It is a cruel joke on the family. We are badly hurt.' Sarabjit's wife Sukhpreet Kaur stated that her husband should be released since 'the family has already suffered enough'. Dalbir said it was 'difficult' to believe that Sarabjit would not be released. Surjeet, also lodged in Kot Lakhpat Jail, was arrested in 1981 by Pakistan on the Indo-Pak border on charges of spying when military ruler Zia-ul-Haq was heading the country. He was sentenced to death, but his sentence was commuted to life imprisonment and he has spent over three decades in prison. The man had apparently strayed across the border early in the morning. Surjeet's release was ordered following the directions of the Pakistan Supreme Court which asked the government to free prisoners who have completed their terms. Speechless: The family of Surjeet couldn't find words to express their joy at the news of his impending release Surjeet's family, who had learnt about his whereabouts some 15 years after he disappeared, couldn't believe their luck. His wife Harbans Kaur said she fumbled for words after his daughter Parminder Kaur told her about Surjeet's release. Awais Sheikh - Surjeet's counsel in Pakistan - had called up Parminder about the development past midnight. Parminder, who lives at the nearby Surewala village, rushed to Phiddey to join her celebrating family. Krishna, who had thanked Zardari on Tuesday following reports of Sarabjit's release, said the government was waiting for an official communication from Pakistan about who was being released. Several human rights activists who had spearheaded a move for the freedom of both Sarabjit and Surjeet said they were at their wits end to understand the 'development'. Ansar Burney, Pakistan's former minister for human rights and noted activist, called the episode 'fishy'. 'A spokesperson announced the release of Sarabjit Singh on behalf of President Zardari. TV channels aired the development for about eight hours after the announcement. How come no-one noticed a faux pas for so long? I learnt the decision to release Sarabjit was reversed following pressure from fundamentalist groups,' Burney said from London. The activist, demanding a probe into the incident, said he would move a fresh mercy petition to the President for Sarabjit's pardon and release. Advocate and human rights activist Sheikh, who moved the petition to free prisoners who had completed their terms, said Pakistan's 'strange and dramatic turn' had given the country a bad name.