ISLAMABAD – Pakistan conveys important message to India over arrested RAWagent Kulbhushan Jhadav.
Pakistan has made it clear to India that Islamabad will not hand overconvicted spy Kulbushan Jadhav to New Delhi, officials said on Friday.
Pakistan had granted the consular access to Jadhav under the InternationalCourt of Justice’s directions but will not go beyond this permission.
“We have been in contact with India through the diplomatic channels. Wehave made it clear that there is no chance of Jadhav being handed over toIndia. He will be treated under Pakistan’s laws,” said one official.
Another official said Pakistan had immediately implemented the ICJ decisionand demonstrating its respect for the top international court.
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Last night, Pakistan informed Kulbushan Jadhav that he will be grantedconsular access as directed by the ICJ.
The ICJ had rejected remedies sought by India, including annulment ofmilitary court decision convicting Jadhav, his release and safe passage toIndia but asked Pakistan to grant consular access to Jadhav. It alsodirected give him the option of review in sentence. On April 11, 2017,Chief of Army Staff Qamar Javed Bajwa had confirmed death sentence ofJadhav who was tried through Field General Court Martial under PakistanArmy Act. He was tried under section 59 of Pakistan Army Act 1952 andSection III of official Secret Act of 1923.
The FGCM found Kulbushan Jadhav guilty of all the charges. He confessedbefore a magistrate and the court that he was tasked by the Research andAnalysis Wing to plan, coordinate and organize espionage and sabotageactivities aiming to destabilize and wage war against Pakistan by impedingthe efforts of Law Enforcement Agencies for restoring peace in Balochistanand Karachi.
