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Pakistan to grant consular access to Indian spy Kulbhushan on Friday: FO
By Our Correspondent
Published: August 1, 2019
Foreign Office Spokesperson Dr Mohammad Faisal. PHOTO: FILE
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office (FO) announced that Pakistan will grant consular access to convicted Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav on Friday.
In his weekly press briefing, FO Spokesperson Dr Mohammad Faisal announced that complying with the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) ruling, Pakistan will grant Jadhav consular access.
However, Islamabad said that New Delhi was yet to issue a response on the matter.
The ICJ, in its judgment last month, rejected a plea by India to annul death sentence awarded to Jadhav, who self-confessed to fomenting terrorism and engaging in espionage within Pakistan by a military court.
The judgment, delivered by ICJ President Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf, to a packed court at The Hague, however, allowed India consular access to the convicted spy.
Jadhav, also a serving commander of the Indian Navy, was convicted on April 10, 2017 for fanning terrorism in Balochistan and Karachi, almost a year after his arrested from Balochistan in March 2016.
Regarding US Special Representative for Peace in Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad’s visit to Islamabad, Faisal said Pakistan has been facilitating the peace process with the Taliban in good faith and as a shared responsibility of the international community to bring peace, prosperity and stability to Afghanistan and the entire region.
“Prime Minister Imran Khan is committed to the Afghan peace process,” he added.
The spokesperson said matters related to the visit of the Taliban are being finalised.
Responding to a question about progress on US President Donald Trump’s offer of mediation on the Kashmir issue, the FO spokesperson said Pakistan looks forward to efforts of the international community for resolution of the Kashmir dispute.
He added that the FO summoned the Indian High Commissioner on July 28 and 30 to lodge a strong protest over the ceasefire violations.
By Our Correspondent
Published: August 1, 2019
Foreign Office Spokesperson Dr Mohammad Faisal. PHOTO: FILE
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office (FO) announced that Pakistan will grant consular access to convicted Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav on Friday.
In his weekly press briefing, FO Spokesperson Dr Mohammad Faisal announced that complying with the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) ruling, Pakistan will grant Jadhav consular access.
However, Islamabad said that New Delhi was yet to issue a response on the matter.
The ICJ, in its judgment last month, rejected a plea by India to annul death sentence awarded to Jadhav, who self-confessed to fomenting terrorism and engaging in espionage within Pakistan by a military court.
The judgment, delivered by ICJ President Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf, to a packed court at The Hague, however, allowed India consular access to the convicted spy.
Jadhav, also a serving commander of the Indian Navy, was convicted on April 10, 2017 for fanning terrorism in Balochistan and Karachi, almost a year after his arrested from Balochistan in March 2016.
Regarding US Special Representative for Peace in Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad’s visit to Islamabad, Faisal said Pakistan has been facilitating the peace process with the Taliban in good faith and as a shared responsibility of the international community to bring peace, prosperity and stability to Afghanistan and the entire region.
“Prime Minister Imran Khan is committed to the Afghan peace process,” he added.
The spokesperson said matters related to the visit of the Taliban are being finalised.
Responding to a question about progress on US President Donald Trump’s offer of mediation on the Kashmir issue, the FO spokesperson said Pakistan looks forward to efforts of the international community for resolution of the Kashmir dispute.
He added that the FO summoned the Indian High Commissioner on July 28 and 30 to lodge a strong protest over the ceasefire violations.