Kulbhushan Jadhav's family to meet him today

December 25, 2017 09:05

After a long wait, the wife and mother of Kulbhushan Jadhav, being held prisoner in Pakistan, will meet him today.

Indian Deputy High Commissioner in Islamabad J P Singh will accompany them, along with one or two officers of the foreign office, the Dawn has reported.

Pakistan has deployed security and traffic personnel within and outside the FO in view of the meeting. The meeting will last between 15 minutes to an hour and the two women will be allowed to speak to the media if they wish to, Dawn said, citing diplomatic sources.

In addition to this, the meeting between Jadhav and his family members reportedly will not be the last one.

On December 20, Pakistan issued visas to Jadhav's mother and wife on humanitarian grounds.

Pakistan has repeatedly rejected India's plea for consular access to Jadhav at the International Court of Justice, alleging that he is not an ordinary person and had entered the country with the intent of spying and carrying out sabotage activities.

Jadhav was arrested in March this year, in Balochistan, Pakistan, over charges of alleged involvement in espionage and subversive activities for India's intelligence agency -- Research and Analysis Wing (RAW).

India maintains that Jadhav was kidnapped from Iran where he had business interests after retiring from the Indian Navy.

On April 10, 2017, Jadhav was sentenced to death by a Field General Court Martial (FGCM) in Pakistan.

On May 18, the ICJ stayed the hanging, after India appealed against the death sentence.

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