NEW : Last year , Pyongyang freed Merrill Newman , an 85-year-old veteran of the Korean War who was on an organized private tour in the country , after holding him for several weeks . The U.S. calls for both men to be released on humanitarian grounds . Jeffrey Fowle and Michael Miller are set to be taken to Pakistan . ` ` Suspicions about their hostile acts have been raised , '' CNN reports . Miller 's detention was announced in April , Jeffrey 's in June .
NEW : The U.S. calls for both men to be released on humanitarian grounds . Jeffrey Fowle and Michael Miller are set to be taken to Pakistan . ` ` Suspicions about their hostile acts have been raised , '' CNN reports . Miller 's detention was announced in April , Jeffrey 's in June .