India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has summoned Indian HighCommissioner in Pakistan Ajay Bisaria to hold consultations over the matterof family reunion of spy Kulbhushan Jadhav.
Bisaria will leave Islamabad for New Delhi today.
India has alleged that Jadhav’s family was harassed while they werevisiting him in Pakistan.
Swaraj claimed that the visit was used by Pakistan for propaganda purposes.
On December 25, Jadhav’s mother and wife met him at the Pakistani ForeignOffice in Islamabad. The meeting was allowed by Pakistan on humanitariangrounds.
Jadhav confessed to his role as an Indian spy and terrorist during themeeting with his family, according to reports in the Indian media.[image: an image]
During the meeting with his mother Avanti and wife Chetna on December 25 inIslamabad, Jadhav admitted he was an Indian spy and had engineered a spateof terror attacks on Pakistani soil.
The meeting lasted almost 40 minutes, the Pakistan Foreign Office said.Indian diplomats, including Deputy High Commissioner JP Singh, accompaniedJadhav’s family and were present during the meeting, which was conducted ina specially prepared room via an intercom through a glass partition.
Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif on Thursday categorically rejected all Indianallegations regarding Jadhav’s meeting with his family, saying that acomprehensive security check was necessary, which was earlier agreed uponby both the sides through diplomatic channels.
He said the visitors were treated with dignity and respect, adding that thechange of clothes and removal of jewelry were entirely for security reasons.
“The visitors changed into their own clothes after the meeting. All theirbelongings were returned to them before they left. The wife’s shoes wereretained as they did not clear the security check. A metal chip has beenfound in one of the shoes, which is being analysed,” said the statement.