Sarabjit in COMA, no surgery till condition stabilises

[Jai Maharashtra]

Sarabjit in COMA, no surgery till condition stabilises

Islamabad:  Indian death row prisoner Sarabjit Singh, who was attacked by two prisoners in a Lahore jail, is in “coma” and put on ventilator, Pakistani doctors told Indian officials today. The official sources also said that no surgery can be performed till his condition stabilises.

“Doctors attending to Sarabjit Singh informed the Indian officials that he is in coma on ventilator and receiving IV drip,” External Affairs Ministry spokesman Syed Akbaruddin said.

“The officials of India’s High Commission in Islamabad obtained access to Sarabjit in the ICU of Jinnah hospital, Lahore at 2:00 am,” he said. Earlier, India has sought consular access to 49-year-old Sarabjit. Even as Sarabjit was in coma, doctors carried out X-rays, MRI, CT scans on him.

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