Sushma to make statement in Parliament on Pak's treatment of Jadhavs

December 28, 2017 08:22

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will make a statement in the Lok Sabha today on the treatment meted out by Pakistan to the family members of Kulbhushan Jadhav.

The meeting between Jadhav and his mother and wife took place on December 25 at the Pakistani foreign affairs ministry in Islamabad after repeated requests by India for family access.

On Tuesday, India accused Pakistan of violating mutual understanding on Jadhav's meeting with his family, and said the Indian national appeared coerced and under considerable stress during the tightly-controlled interaction.

Pakistan went so far as to have the mangalsutra, bangles and bindi of his mother and wife removed before they could meet him, the external affairs ministry had said.

Jadhav, who was arrested in March, was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court for alleged spying, an accusation that India has dismissed as concocted. -- PTI

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