Jadav will be permitted to meet his wife, says Pakistan

Jadav will be permitted to meet his wife, says Pakistan

Context

• Pakistan has offered to let Kulbhushan Jadhav meet his wife on humanitarian grounds.

Who is Kulbhushan Jadhav?

• Kulbhushan Jadhav is the former Indian naval officer convicted by a military court for alleged espionage.
• He was arrested in Balochistan, Pakistan, over charges of terrorism and spying for India’s intelligence agency

What happened now?

• The Government of Pakistan has decided to arrange a meeting of Commander Kulbhushan Jhadev with his wife, in Pakistan, purely on humanitarian grounds.
• Pakistan has consistently denied India’s requests for consular access to Mr. Jhadav. Mr. Jadhav was arrested by Pakistani law enforcement agencies on March 3, 2016 after he allegedly crossed over from Iran.
• His video confession was released by Islamabad in which he stated that he was tasked by the RAW to plan, coordinate and organise espionage, terrorist and sabotage activities aimed at destabilising and waging war against Pakistan.

What was the court’s verdict?

• He was sentenced to death by a military court.
• The ruling has been upheld by the Army Chief.
• However, on India’s appeal, the International Court of Justice stayed the sentence