India, June 9 -- US Congressman Brad Sherman has urged the Pakistani delegation led by former Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari to ensure the release of Dr Shakil Afridi, the doctor who helped Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to track down Al-Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden.

"I urged the Pakistani delegation to relay to their government the need to free Dr. Shakil Afridi, who continues to languish in prison for helping the United States kill Osama Bin Laden," Sherman wrote on X.

He said: "Freeing Dr. Afridi represents an important step in bringing closure for victims of 9/11."

Sherman said the issue of protecting the rights of minority groups in the country was discussed with the delegation.

"The protection of religious minorities ...