Sanaullah's condition has worsened, say doctors

Hospital informs Pakistan High Commissioner that Sanaullah's chances of survival are bleak.

NEW DELHI: With his blood pressure plummeting, the condition of Sanaullah Haq, the Pakistani convict in a Jammu jail who was attacked last week by another inmate, deteriorated further on Monday.

Officials of the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) Chandigarhm where Sanaullah is being treated,  said he "appears bit more critical than yesterday."

Sanaullah was badly beaten by fellow inmates in an Indian jail on Friday in apparent revenge for a fatal attack on convicted Indian spy Sarabjit Singh in Lahore’s Kot Lakhpat jail earlier this month

In a medical bulletin, the hospital warned his condition had worsened. Hospital spokesperson Manju Wadwalkar said that the patient’s blood sugar was fluctuating and his temperature was spiking while his neurological status showed no improvement.

Sanaullah was brought to the PGIMER on Friday evening after the attack. He was allowed consular access, but Pakistan High Commission officials upon meeting him complained that they were not permitted to take his pictures, nor were they allowed entrance into the ICU for fear of spreading infection.

On Monday, Pakistan High Commissioner in New Delhi Salman Bashir, visited him in the hospital.

Sources in the hospital said Bashir was informed that Sanaullah’s chances of survival were bleak. According to PGIMER officials, he was briefed in detail about the patient's status right from his arrival to his present condition by a group of senior doctors.

Two officials from the Pakistani missions Abrar Hashmi and Zargham Abbas, are continuously in touch with the doctors treating Sanaullah.

Pakistani diplomats have also demanded Sanaullah’s repatriation. "Sanaullah has children and a mother who want to see him," Pakistan High Commission spokesperson Manzoor Ali Memon said. He said Sarabjit’s kin were given permission to see him, even though it was a half day at the embassy in Delhi.

“Let us see how the Indian government deals with the situation.”