Twelve requests by India over the last year for “unimpeded, unhindered and unconditional” access to Kulbhushan Jadhav have not been fulfilled by Pakistan despite being directed to do so by the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
Pakistan offered another round of access to India claiming the meeting will happen this time without the presence of any Pakistan official.
This third consular access offer was announced by Pakistani foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi in a television interview. A note verbale was also sent to India saying Pakistan was willing to give “unhindered and uninterrupted” access to Jadhav.
Pakistan on Thursday provided a second consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav, a 50-year-old Indian national, who was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on charges of alleged “espionage” in April 2017.
On Wednesday, Pakistan had said that former Indian naval officer had refused to file an appeal against his conviction despite being offered the option.