Pakistan on Friday said it will allow convicted Indian death row prisoner Kulbhushan Jadhav to meet his wife, months after India had requested Islamabad to grant a visa to his mother on humanitarian grounds.<br/><br/>Pakistan Foreign Office spokesperson Mohammad Faisal said in a statement that the Government of Pakistan has decided to arrange a meeting of Commander Kulbhushan Jhadav with his wife, in Pakistan, purely on humanitarian grounds.<br/><br/>He said, a Note Verbale to this effect has been sent to the Indian High Commission in Islamabad, today.<br/><br/>Jadhav was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court in April on charges of espionage and terrorism. <br/><br/>The International Court of Justice in May halted his execution on India's appeal.<br/><br/>Pakistan has repeatedly denied India consular access to Jadhav on the ground that it was not applicable in cases related to spies.<br/><br/>Jadhav on June 22 filed a mercy petition before Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa.<br/><br/>Pakistan claims to have arrested Jadhav from Balochistan province on March 3 last year after he reportedly entered from Iran. <br/><br/>However, India maintains that he was kidnapped from Iran where he had business interests after retiring from the Indian Navy.
News On AIR | November 10, 2017 9:02 PM
Pak allows Kulbhushan Jadhav to meet his wife