ISLAMABAD – Foreign Office Spokesperson Dr Muhammad Faisal has said thatthe Indian government has got removed the news story telling truth aboutconvicted spy Kulbhushan Jadhav from a newspaper.
In a tweet, he said the journalist reporting the story has also gonemissing and is untraceable for his family and friends since then.
The spokesperson said truth is stronger than fiction and this move by theIndian government questions the freedom of press in India.
Indian paper ‘The Quint’ had in one of its stories accepted the truth thatKulbhushan Jadhav was a spy and that some RAW officials had reservationsabout his appointment.
Quoting former officials of RAW as its sources, the paper also pointed outthat it was a mistake of the spy agency to recruit an agent whosebackground in tradecraft was not sound enough.
The paper quoted the former RAW officials as saying that Jadhav was caughtbecause of his unprofessionalism as he used air wave communication meanswhich were intercepted and got him traced.