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Sarabjit's survival chances 'slim', family visits hospital

Singh's sister Dalbir Kaur, wife Sukhpreet Kaur and daughters Swapandeep and Poonam, visited him at the hospital after arriving here on Sunday from India

Sarabjit Singh
Press Trust Of India Lahore/Islamabad
Last Updated : Apr 29 2013 | 1:28 AM IST
Pakistani doctors treating a comatose Sarabjit Singh here on Sunday said there has been no improvement in his condition and chances of survival are "slim", even as his distraught family visited him and demanded that he be sent to India for better treatment.

More than 45 hours after death row convict was admitted to Jinnah Hospital with a severe head injury, there has been "no sign" of recovery or improvement in his condition, the doctors were quoted as saying by sources.

Singh's sister Dalbir Kaur, wife Sukhpreet Kaur and daughters Swapandeep and Poonam, visited him at the hospital after arriving here on Sunday from India.

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The main accused in the attack on Singh in Kot Lakhpat Jail have told investigators that they planned to kill him to take revenge for bombings he was accused of carrying out in Lahore that killed 14 people in 1990. His family says he is innocent.

Meanwhile, Union Minister Manish Tewari said all efforts were being made to exert pressure on Pakistan to ensure best medical treatment for Singh.

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First Published: Apr 29 2013 | 12:33 AM IST

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