Indian national Sarabjit Singh, currently on death row in a Lahore jail, was today seriously injured on the head and rushed to Jinnah Hospital for an emergency surgery after being attacked by a fellow prisoner.

Sarabjit was admitted to the state-run Jinnah Hospital after being attacked within Kot Lakhpat Jail in Lahore.The attack reportedly occurred while Singh was being moved from one cell to another. He sustained a head injury and was initially taken to the hospital within the prison.

After his condition worsened, 49-year-old Sarabjit was taken in an ambulance to Jinnah Hospital. There was no official word on the incident.

Meanwhile, Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin said that India has sought consular access. he said .