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CHANDIGARH/ATTARI: On life-support in PGI's intensive care after a vicious attack on him on May 3 at Jammu's Kot Bhalwal jail, Pakistani prisoner Sanaullah Ranjay finally had his family members arrive, who saw him for the first time in 18 years. But there was no joy for them, only sadness.
"We waited 18 years, but not to see him like this in a hospital. He just lay there, didn't move. He didn't recognize us," said Sanaullah's brother-in-law Mohammed Shehzad, who was around 14 when he last saw him. "We hadn't waited all these years for this day," he said.
Shehzad and his nephew Mohammad Asif were granted 15-day visa to see Sanaullah. They arrived at the hospital on Tuesday wearing gowns, masks and head caps and were allowed to remain inside ICU for not more than 15 minutes. But those few minutes were more painful than they had imagined.
Asif, standing next to Shehzad, found it difficult to come to terms with his uncle's sorrow. "We are praying to Allah for his recovery," said Asif.
Sanaullah was grievously wounded in an apparently retaliatory attack for the Indian death row prisoner Sarabjit Singh who died in a Lahore hospital on May 2.
Both the relatives, who were briefed about Sanaullah's condition by doctors, were escorted at PGI by Pakistan high commission first secretary, press, Sultan Hasan, and two consuls from Pakistan high commission, Abrar Hashmi and Zargham Abbas.
Shehzad and Asif, who belong to Sialkot, entered India via Attari land border early on Tuesday. Although they were prevented by Hasan from speaking to the media, Asif said, "We appeal to the Indian government to let Sanaullah accompany us to Pakistan."
Sanaullah's attacker in Jammu's high security Kot Bhalwal jail, Vinod Kumar, is a former army soldier serving life imprisonment for murdering his colleague in Leh. Sanaullah himself was arrested in 1999 and was serving a life sentence for terrorist activities in Jammu & Kashmir, and was in Kot Bhalwal jail for the last 17 years.
On Monday, Pakistani high commissioner Salman Bashir had visited PGI on Monday for update on Sanaullah's condition. Late on Tuesday evening, a medical bulletin said Sanaullah had developed jaundice, a sign of severe infection.
"He continues to be feverish. Dosages to maintain his blood pressure have increased. His chest X-ray shows infection in the lungs," it said. He is in a state of septicemia, a life-threatening infection that affects all organs.
Sanaullah's family at PGI want him back in Pakistan - The Times of India
"We waited 18 years, but not to see him like this in a hospital. He just lay there, didn't move. He didn't recognize us," said Sanaullah's brother-in-law Mohammed Shehzad, who was around 14 when he last saw him. "We hadn't waited all these years for this day," he said.
Shehzad and his nephew Mohammad Asif were granted 15-day visa to see Sanaullah. They arrived at the hospital on Tuesday wearing gowns, masks and head caps and were allowed to remain inside ICU for not more than 15 minutes. But those few minutes were more painful than they had imagined.
Asif, standing next to Shehzad, found it difficult to come to terms with his uncle's sorrow. "We are praying to Allah for his recovery," said Asif.
Sanaullah was grievously wounded in an apparently retaliatory attack for the Indian death row prisoner Sarabjit Singh who died in a Lahore hospital on May 2.
Both the relatives, who were briefed about Sanaullah's condition by doctors, were escorted at PGI by Pakistan high commission first secretary, press, Sultan Hasan, and two consuls from Pakistan high commission, Abrar Hashmi and Zargham Abbas.
Shehzad and Asif, who belong to Sialkot, entered India via Attari land border early on Tuesday. Although they were prevented by Hasan from speaking to the media, Asif said, "We appeal to the Indian government to let Sanaullah accompany us to Pakistan."
Sanaullah's attacker in Jammu's high security Kot Bhalwal jail, Vinod Kumar, is a former army soldier serving life imprisonment for murdering his colleague in Leh. Sanaullah himself was arrested in 1999 and was serving a life sentence for terrorist activities in Jammu & Kashmir, and was in Kot Bhalwal jail for the last 17 years.
On Monday, Pakistani high commissioner Salman Bashir had visited PGI on Monday for update on Sanaullah's condition. Late on Tuesday evening, a medical bulletin said Sanaullah had developed jaundice, a sign of severe infection.
"He continues to be feverish. Dosages to maintain his blood pressure have increased. His chest X-ray shows infection in the lungs," it said. He is in a state of septicemia, a life-threatening infection that affects all organs.
Sanaullah's family at PGI want him back in Pakistan - The Times of India
