India appeals Pakistan to review RAW agent Kulbhushan Yadav death penalty
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NEW DELHI: In the first high-level contact between the two countries in months, the newly-appointed Pakistan High Commissioner to India Sohail Mahmood met Indian Minister for External Affairs Sushma Swaraj earlier this week.
Pakistan’s Foreign Office also confirmed the report, adding that “it is customary for the newly-posted envoys to make courtesy calls on the local dignitaries.”
Sohail Mahmood has recently assumed office as Pakistan’s new High Commissioner to India, replacing Abdul Basit. This was Mahmood’s first meeting with a top government functionary after arriving in India.
According to Indian newspaper, Times of India, Swaraj mentioned the need for Pakistan to review its position on Kulbhushan Jadhav, the Indian spy who is in Pakistan’s custody.
Jadhav’s death sentence awarded by Pakistan has been challenged by India in the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
“The government believes that for any progress in bilateral relations Pakistan must drop all charges against Jadhav and send him back to India, according to Times of India.
Swaraj also appealed to Islamabad to allow Jadhav’s mother to visit Pakistan and see her son.
