TRAILING THE CASE
May 18, 2017: UN court says Pakistan cannot hang Kulbhushan Jadhav till final order, PM Minister Modi expresses satisfaction
May 15: International Court of Justice begins hearing
April 10: Pakistan announces that Jadhav has been sentenced to death for espionage and waging war against the country
April 1: India starts sending diplomatic communications to Pakistan for consular access to Jadhav. Authorities claim access denied
Jan 6: Pakistan announced that it has submitted a dossier to the new United Nations’ Secretary General Antonio Guterres over Indian interference in Islamabad, which was aimed at “destabilising” the nation
Dec 7, 2016: Pak foreign minister Sartaj Aziz confirms that conclusive evidence against Kulbhushan has not been found. Pakistan foreign ministry takes a U-turn on its earlier released statement
March 30: Union minister Kiren Rijiju rubbishes Pakistani claims, calls Jadhav’s “confession” about his involvement in terror activities in Balochistan a lie. Indian authorities claim Jhadav was abducted from Iran where he was conducting business
March 26: MEA spokesperson Vikash Swarup releases a statement refuting Pakistani claims. States that while Jhadav was an ex-naval officer, he had no links to the RAW or the government
March 25: Pak authorities release Jadhav’s “confessional” video statement, accuse him of being an officer of the Research and Analysis Wing and conducting covert subversive acts in the country by supporting Baloch rebels. Same day, New Delhi acknowledges the arrest of an Indian national
March 3: Pakistan claims to have arrested Kulbhushan Jadhav, a retired Naval officer, from Balochistan