Summary Singh was attacked with blunt objects by at least two other prisoners on Saturday.
LAHORE (Dunya News) - Doctors have declared that the next 24 hours are critical for Sarbajit Singh, an Indian spy on death row, who was injured in an attack by follow inmates in Kot Lapkhpat Jail.
Singh was shifted to the Jinnah Hospital in Lahore after receiving initial treatment at the prison hospital. Hospital sources said that he received head injuries.
Singh was attacked with blunt objects by at least two other prisoners when inmates were brought out of their cells for an hour-long break. A case of attempted murder has also been registered under section 324/24 against the main accused Aamir and Muddasir.
According to the Foreign Office spokesman the India High Commission has been granted counselor access to Singh. The Assistant Superintendent and Jail Warden have been suspended. The Punjab Home Department has also ordered an inquiry into the attack.
Singh was arrested in 1990 for his role in series of bombings in Lahore and Faisalabad that killed 14 people.
He was convicted of spying and carrying out the bomb blasts and sentenced to death in 1991. The sentence was later upheld by Pakistani superior courts.
Former military ruler Pervez Musharraf rejected his mercy petition in 2008
