New Delhi, July 19 -- The Union government on Friday told the Supreme Court that it wants Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya, who faces capital punishment in Yemen for the 2017 murder of a Yemeni national, to "come out safely," and cautioned against any third-party interventions that could potentially jeopardise sensitive diplomatic efforts underway to secure her release. Attorney general R Venkataramani told the court that parallel efforts, such as those by private individuals or organisations seeking to negotiate with the victim's family, might prove "counter-productive" at this stage. "We do not want something counterproductive happening. We want this woman to come out safely," Venkataramani told a bench of justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta after a petitioner organisation seeking relief for Priya asked the court for permission to travel to Yemen. The court declined to grant such permission and instead advised the petitioner, Save Nimisha Priya International Action Council, to approach the government directly. It allowed the organisation to make a formal representation to the government, which, the bench ordered, "shall be considered on its own merits." The matter will be taken up again on August 14. The development came days after Yemeni authorities stayed the execution of Priya, scheduled for July 16, raising hopes for a possible reprieve. Talal Abdo Mahdi, brother of the murdered man, however, declared on Wednesday that the family remains firm in its demand for execution and is unwilling to consider any alternative....