Informed Pak Jadhav's mother wants to visit him: MEA
April 27, 2017 17:06
MEA statement on Kulbhushan Jadhav, who is on death row in Pakistan.
MEA spokesperson Gopal Baglay's (pictured) statement: Efforts are on to save Kulbhushan Jadhav; 16 consular requests have been made so far. We have informed Pakistan his mother wants a visa to visit him."
The retired Indian Navy officer has been sentenced to death by a military court in Pakistan. The plea by his mother has been sent to the appellate court, initiating a process to get his conviction overturned.
MEA spokesperson Gopal Baglay's (pictured) statement: Efforts are on to save Kulbhushan Jadhav; 16 consular requests have been made so far. We have informed Pakistan his mother wants a visa to visit him."
The retired Indian Navy officer has been sentenced to death by a military court in Pakistan. The plea by his mother has been sent to the appellate court, initiating a process to get his conviction overturned.
The appeal on behalf of Jadhav was given to Pakistan's Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua by Indian High Commissioner Gautam Bambawale, who also handed over a petition by Jadhav's mother seeking the Pakistan government's intervention for his release and expressing the desire to meet him.
Bambawale, who met Janjua, also made a fresh request for consular
access to Jadhav, the external affairs ministry said in press release in
New Delhi. This is the 16th request for access.