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Published 16 Jul, 2020 07:11pm

Pakistan provides 2nd consular access to Indian spy Kulbhushan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan provided second consular access to Indian spy Commander Kulbhushan Jadhav at New Delhi's request on Thursday.

Foreign Office spokesperson Aisha Farooqui said first consular access under the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations 1963 was earlier provided by Pakistan on second September last year.

She said the mother and wife of Commander Jadhav were also allowed to meet him on 25 December 2017.

Aisha Farooqui said two consular officers of the Indian High Commission in Islamabad were provided unimpeded and uninterrupted consular access to Commander Jadhav.

The spokesperson said that Commander Jadhav is in Pakistan's custody following his arrest from Balochistan in a counter-intelligence operation on 3 March 2016.

She said during investigation, Commander Jadhav confessed to his involvement in terrorist activities inside Pakistan that resulted in loss of many precious human lives.

Aisha Farooqui said Commander Jadhav also made important revelations about RAW’s role in sponsoring state terrorism in Pakistan.

She said Pakistan remains committed to fully implementing the International Court of Justice’s judgment of 17 July last year.

The spokesperson expressed the hope that India will cooperate with the Pakistan court in giving full effect to the said judgement.

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