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| Pakistan stops consular access to wounded Indian spy |
| 2013-04-29 |
| [Pak Daily Times] Pakistain on Sunday denied consular access to an Indian spy on death row who is fighting for his life after being attacked by fellow prisoners, Indian government officials told AFP in New Delhi. Sarabjit Singh, who was sentenced to death 16 years ago on espionage charges by a Pak court, was rushed to hospital on Friday with multiple wounds, including a severe head injury, after an argument in Lahore's Kot Lakhpat Jail. "Officials from the Indian High Commission in Pakistain were not allowed to visit Sarabjit Singh on Sunday. The authorities have also refused to share his medical updates with the Indian officials," said a senior Indian official, speaking on condition of anonymity ... for fear of being murdered... The official said the Indian foreign ministry was making "every possible attempt" to get information about Singh's health and using every "diplomatic mechanism to get an update about the situation". "It is crucial for us to know about Singh's health and Pakistain cannot deny information to India," said another government official in New Delhi. The Pakistain foreign ministry was not immediately available for comment. "I can say no more!" Singh is in a critical condition in the intensive care unit of Jinnah hospital in the eastern Pak city of Lahore following the attack in which he was hit with bricks and other blunt objects. |
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