Lahore: The news on Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh's health continues to be grim. Doctors treating him at Lahore's Jinnah Hospital say his condition has deteriorated further. PTI reports that his blood pressure is being maintained with support. He had entered a "critical phase" and his chances of survival had been very slim, said doctors. Sarabjit's lawyer will file a new petition in the Lahore High Court on Wednesday asking for...
09:11 AM, May 01, 2013
New Delhi: As the family of Indian death row prisoner in Pakistan Sarabjit Singh said he was "clinically dead", opposition leader Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday slammed the government for not dealing with Islamabad "firmly". "Whatever happened with Sarabjit in Pakistan, India has not talked as firmly with them (Pakistan government) as we should have," she said in response to a question. "This is not an isolated incident; even when the...
02:46 AM, May 01, 2013
Lahore/Islamabad: The condition of Indian national Sarbajit Singh, comatose in a Lahore hospital after a brutal assault last week, further deteriorated tonight though doctors had not declared him brain dead, official sources said. The sources told PTI that Sarabjit's condition continued deteriorating through the day and his blood pressure was being maintained with support. Sarabjit had entered a "critical phase" and his chances of survival were very slim, the sources...
12:26 AM, May 01, 2013
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10:54 PM, Apr 30, 2013
Islamabad: Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan Sharat Sabharwal will visit Indian death row convict Sarabjit Singh, comatose in hospital following a brutal assault, on Thursday. Sabharwal is scheduled to be in Lahore on Thursday and would visit Sarabjit in hospital, the Indian High Commission said. There were no other details. Pakistan has so far granted officials of the Indian mission consular access to Sarabjit on two occasions. Sarabjit, 49, was...
07:19 PM, Apr 30, 2013
Islamabad: Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh's lawyer will reportedly file a new petition in Lahore High Court on Wednesday seeking permission for Indian doctors to examine him. Sarabjit Singh is in coma at Lahore's Jinnah Hospital, and reports suggest that he may be brain dead. Sarabjit's family will meet him again tonight at 8.00 pm and come to India on Wednesday to seek advice on whether ventilator support to him should...
06:33 PM, Apr 30, 2013
Lahore: Doctors treating Indian death row convict Sarbajit Singh, comatose in a Lahore hospital after a brutal assault last week, on Tuesday said his condition had deteriorated. Allama Iqbal Medical College principal Mahmood Shaukat, the head of a four-member medical board this is supervising Sarabjit's treatment, confirmed that his condition had deteriorated. "In our latest investigation, there was no sign of improvement (in Sarabjit's condition). Rather, his condition further deteriorated,"...
02:08 PM, Apr 30, 2013
Lahore/New Delhi: Indian prisoner in Pakistan Sarabjit Singh's sister Dalbir Kaur reportedly will be coming back to India via Wagah border on Wednesday to seek advice on whether ventilator support to her brother should be withdrawn. There have been hints that 49-year-old Sarabjit is brain dead and is being sustained by life support mechanisms. Dalbir has said that she needs to consult with people back in India and would be...
12:54 PM, Apr 30, 2013
New Delhi: The safety of Indian prisoners languishing in Pakistani jails has once again come into sharp focus following the assault on Sarabjit Singhat Lahore's Kot Lakhpat Jail. While Pakistan alleges that Sarabjit is an Indian spy, he claims that he inadvertently crossed the border and was caught by Pakistani security agencies. While the truth is not clear, the animosity between the two countries has led to authorities on both...
12:16 PM, Apr 30, 2013
Lahore: Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh's family finally got a chance to visit him in the hospital in Pakistan, but the news is grim. Sarabjit's condition is deteriorating even as India pushes for him to get medical treatment back home. India on Monday appealed to Pakistan to facilitate the return of prisoner Sarabjit Singh who was attacked by his jail inmates on Friday afternoon. In a statement, the Ministry of External...
09:26 AM, Apr 30, 2013
Moscow: External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on Monday asked Pakistan to take "seriously" India's appeal for the release of Indian death row convict Sarabjit Singh, comatose in a Lahore hospital after a brutal assault. "We have been concerned of getting him (Sarabjit) back to India. We have been repeatedly pushing the matter. We have pulled out everything we know in diplomacy to reach out for this matter," Khurshid said in...
02:07 AM, Apr 30, 2013
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11:16 PM, Apr 29, 2013
India on Monday appealed to Pakistan to faciliate the return of prisoner Sarabjit Singh who was attacked by his jail inmates on Friday. ...
11:10 PM, Apr 29, 2013
India on Monday formally asked Pakistan to release Sarabjit Singh, the death row convict, whose condition remains critical after he was brutally assaulted in a Pakistani jail. ...
09:48 PM, Apr 29, 2013
New Delhi: A prominent hospital chain on Monday offered to provide free treatment to Sarabjit Singh, who is battling for his life in a Lahore hospital, in case India manages to bring him back to the country. Col Harinder Singh Chahal, Regional Director (North), Fortis Healthcare, told PTI that the Mohali based multi-speciality unit of Fortis Group is ready to treat Sarabjit free of cost if the Indian government would...
08:28 PM, Apr 29, 2013
India on Monday appealed to Pakistan to faciliate the return of prisoner Sarabjit Singh who was attacked by his jail inmates on Friday afternoon. ...
07:57 PM, Apr 29, 2013
Captain Saurabh Kalia was also reportedly tortured and mutilated in Pakistan captivity. ...
07:44 PM, Apr 29, 2013
Given the brutal attack Sarabjit Singh came under and the injuries he sustained, doctors at Lahore's Jinnah Hospital say that he has a very bleak chances of leading a productive life. ...
07:14 PM, Apr 29, 2013
How is the attack on Sarabjit Singh within jail premises likely to impact India-Pakistan ties? Will Pakistan allow Sarabjit Singh to be treated abroad? If he recovers, does this increase the chances of his release? Pramit Pal Chaudhuri, foreign editor, Hindustan Times, joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the issue. Q. When India spent crores of tax payers' hard earned money in keeping Kasab and other Pakistani prisoners safe,...
05:08 PM, Apr 29, 2013
New Delhi: Indian prisoner in Pakistan Sarabjit Singh continues to be in a coma after being attacked by fellow inmates in Lahore's Kot Lakhpat Jail. Other Indians who have been jailed in Pakistan say that attacks on Indian inmates are very common inside the Kot Lakhpat Jail and other prisons in Pakistan. They claim that Indian prisoners are treated in a very inhuman way in Pakistani jails. Swarn Lal, who...
05:01 PM, Apr 29, 2013
