Indian death row prisoner Sarabjit Singh died of cardiac arrest in a Lahore hospital in the wee hours on Thursday after being comatose for nearly a week following a brutal assault by other inmates of a high-security jail.
Sarabjit’s death has angered the nation and political parties have demanded strict action against Pakistan.
12:45 PM: Pakistan police slap murder charges against Sarabjit Singh’s attackers
9:15 am: Indian High Commissioner Sharat Sabharwal is expected to meet the Chief Minister of Pakistan’s Punjab province at 11:00 am to work out the modalities of bringing back Sarabjit’s body.
9:10 am: Sarabjit’s body likely to be flown back in a special helicopter.
9:10 am: Pakistan sources say Islamabad has agreed to hand over Sarabjit Singh’s body to his family.
8:45 am: Four member medical team to conduct Sarabjit Singh’s post-mortem.
8:35 am: The death of Sarabjit Singh is “the killing of our citizen while in the custody of Pakistan jail authorities”, says the External Affairs Ministry.
8:30 am: Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde meets Sarabjit Singh’s family and assures them that government is trying its best to bring back his body.
8:10 am: BJP’s Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi says Sarabjit’s death has angered the nation.
8:00 am: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal demands independent probe into Sarabjit’s death, says he would be given a state-level funeral after his body is brought back to Punjab.
7:50 am: Criminals responsible for the barbaric and murderous attack on Sarabjit must be brought to justice, demands PM.
7:50 am: PM regrets that Pakistan did not heed pleas of India and Sarabjit’s family for taking a humanitarian view in this case.
7:50 am: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expresses sadness over passing away of Sarabjit Singh.
3:30 am: Sarabjit should be declared a martyr, demands family.
2:00 am: Sarabjit Singh’s death occurred at 1:00 am Pakistani time, says head of medical board.
1:55 am: Sarabjit Singh is dead, confirms head of medical board supervising his treatment.
1:50 am: Indian convict Sarabjit Singh is dead, say Pakistani TV channels but no official word on it.