Kulbhushan Jadhav’s wife and mother to meet him today
ISLAMABAD: The wife and mother of alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav, who is on death row in Pakistan, will meet the prisoner on Monday, officials in Islamabad have confirmed.
The statement came a day after India shared details of their travel plans with Pakistan.
According to Pakistan’s foreign office, the two women will arrive in the country by commercial flight and leave the same day.
India’s deputy high commissioner JP Singh will accompany them during the meeting. Officers of Pakistan’s foreign office will also be present.
“India informs that the mother and wife of Commander Jadhav will arrive by commercial flight on 25 Dec and leave the same day. Indian DHC in Islamabad will be the accompanying diplomat,” foreign office spokesperson Mohammad Faisal tweeted on Saturday night.
In preparation for the meeting, Pakistan has deployed security and traffic personnel within and outside the foreign office building, located near the Parliament.
The meeting will last between 15 minutes to an hour, diplomatic sources said. They said Jadhav’s mother and wife would be allowed to speak to media representatives. This meeting will not be the last, officials have said.
Earlier, Pakistan offered a meeting between Jadhav and his wife on “humanitarian grounds”. India accepted the offer, on condition that his mother and an Indian diplomat be allowed to accompany her. After extensive deliberations, the Indian request was allowed and December 25 was proposed as the meeting date.
The Pakistani high commission in New Delhi issued visas to the women earlier this week.Pakistan reportedly gave India until Friday night to provide the requisite information about the family members’ visit, warning that any more delays would result in the deferment or cancellation of the meeting. It had earlier repeatedly rejected India’s plea for consular access to Jadhav.