ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has clarified that Islamabad had not granted any consular access to death row Indian spy Kulbhushan Yadhav.
The Foreign Office clarified that presence of Indian consulate official with the mother and wife of Kulbhushan does not mean it’s a ‘consular access’.
Pakistan Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif, during an interview with a private TV had confirmed that India had been given consular access to the convicted spy, describing it as a “concession.” He said that Pakistan allowed Jadhav’s meeting with his mother and wife purely on “humanitarian grounds.”
Jadhav’s mother and wife arrived in Islamabad Monday to meet him at Pakistan’s Foreign Office. Indian Deputy High Commissioner J P Singh is accompanying Jadhav family.
After a military trial earlier this year, Jadhav was awarded death sentence by the Field Court Martial General (FCGM) under the Pakistan Army Act (PAA) for espionage and sabotage against Pakistan.
In May, following an appeal by India, the International Court of Justice asked Pakistan to hold off the execution of Jadhav till it reached its final verdict. Pakistan has submitted evidence against the spy and the case is expected to be heard again in January.
In one of his confessional statements, Jadhav had admitted that he was a serving commissioned officer in Indian Navy and came to Pakistan to mainly disrupt development activities in Balochistan under the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
He said RAW had hired his services to create unrest in Balochistan.
According to his statement, he visited Pakistan twice before on different espionage missions.
