Pakistan to Provide Consular Access for Kulbhushan Jadhav on 2 Sep
Jadhav, 49, was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on charges of “espionage and terrorism” in 2017.
Pakistan will provide consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav on Monday, 2 September, in line with the Vienna Convention and the International Court of Justice (ICJ) judgment, said the country’s Foreign Affairs Ministry.
In a tweet on Sunday, 1 September, Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Mohammed Faisal confirmed the same.
On 1 August, Pakistan Foreign Office said the retired Indian Navy officer on death row will be granted consular access the next day. However, the meeting, which was scheduled for 3 pm on 2 August, did not materialise amid differences between India and Pakistan on the terms of the consular access to Jadhav.
Jadhav, 49, was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on charges of "espionage and terrorism" in April 2017, following which India had moved the International Court of Justice (ICJ), seeking a stay on his death sentence and further remedies.
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