A British man condemned to death for blasphemy and being held in a Pakistan prison has been shot and wounded.
Another man accused of the same crime was killed in the incident, which involved a Pakistani policeman, according to reports.
Briton Mohammad Asghar, 70, from Edinburgh, was sentenced in January and jailed in Rawalpindi for allegedly sending letters to officials claiming to be the Prophet Mohammed.
However, Asghar has a history of mental illness and lawyers say the issue was about a property dispute.
The complaint was brought against Asghar by a tenant and his family had appealed to the Government to try to keep him safe.
A Foreign Office spokesman said: "We are urgently looking into reports that a British national has been injured in prison in Pakistan."
Maya Foa, from human rights group Reprieve said: "This appalling attack shows that the only way to ensure Mr Asghar's safety is to have him returned home to Britain.
"The UK Government must redouble their efforts on this front - and, as a first step, must urgently ensure that he is moved today to a safe location in Pakistan until he is well enough to travel.
"Mr Asghar is a vulnerable 70-year old man suffering from severe mental illness - a fact which has been consistently ignored by the Pakistani courts during his four-year ordeal.
"David Cameron said he was 'deeply concerned' about his case earlier this year - but now we must see concrete action to ensure Mr Asghar's safety."
The man who died was Christian pastor Zafar Bhatti, who was involved in trying to protect fellow Christians who are in a minority in the country.
He was put on trial after an Islamic leader accused him in 2012 of sending derogatory text messages - even though his family said police inquiries had shown the phone was registered to another person.
"This is a barbaric act," said a spokesman for Pakistani human rights group Life for all. "There had been threats. The court should have instructed police to ensure Bhatti's safety.
"Killing of a person who was falsely accused is a mockery of the judicial system. The protectors of the innocent have become the predators."
At least 48 people accused of blasphemy have been extrajudicially killed, including seven in prison or outside court, the group says.
Blasphemy charges are hard to fight because the law does not define what is blasphemous.
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