In Indian nationalist Sarabjit Singh murder case, the Pakistan court has issued a bailable arrest warrant against a top jail official as deputy superintendent of Kot Lakhpat jail failed to appear before the court.

The session and district judge has directed Lahore police chief that he appears in front of the court on February 17.

Sarabjit was attacked by two Pakistani prisoners Amir Tamba and Mudassar in jail after which he passed away.His murder case was investigated by the one man judicial commission. He was sentenced to death for his connection to the bombings in 1990.

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