<p>Indian national Suraj Singh died in suspicious circumstances at Kot Lakhpat jail in Lahore yesterday, Burney said.<br /><br />Details about the exact nature of his death were immediately not available. Singh had been in jail for the past one year.<br /><br />"His body is being sent for an autopsy today. I have demanded that there should be an independent and impartial inquiry into the death," Burney said.<br /><br />Burney said he would also make arrangements for the body to be sent back speedily to his relatives in India.<br /><br />He also appreciated Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's reference in a speech yesterday to problems faced by Indians and Pakistani prisoners being held in the jails in the two countries.<br /><br />Burney expressed hope that the two countries would take steps to resume the exchange of prisoners.</p>
<p>Indian national Suraj Singh died in suspicious circumstances at Kot Lakhpat jail in Lahore yesterday, Burney said.<br /><br />Details about the exact nature of his death were immediately not available. Singh had been in jail for the past one year.<br /><br />"His body is being sent for an autopsy today. I have demanded that there should be an independent and impartial inquiry into the death," Burney said.<br /><br />Burney said he would also make arrangements for the body to be sent back speedily to his relatives in India.<br /><br />He also appreciated Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's reference in a speech yesterday to problems faced by Indians and Pakistani prisoners being held in the jails in the two countries.<br /><br />Burney expressed hope that the two countries would take steps to resume the exchange of prisoners.</p>