Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to satate :-

(a) whether Government has recently received any communication from Sarabhjit Singh undergoing death sentence in Pakistan jail for ill treatment;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the action being taken in this regard?

ANSWER: THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS (SHRI E. AHAMED)

(a) to (c) Government has seen communications from Shri Sarabhjit Singh regarding his ill treatment in Pakistan jail. In view of these reports, High Commission of India, Islamabad has approached the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan to provide special consular access to Shri Sarabhjit Singh at an early date.
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