India gets second consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav, meeting with officials underway

In a breaking development, India got second consular access to Kulbhushan Jhav on July 16. This comes after India demanded unconditional access to Jhav from  Imran Khan-led country, sources said on Thursday. meeting with officials is alrey underway. 

Earlier this month, Islamab h anunced that it will give consular access for Jhav, inviting his far and wife to meet him. first consular access for Kulbhushan Jhav was given to New Delhi in September of 2019, with Indian deputy high commissioner (DHC) Gaurav Ahluwalia in Islamab meeting him for 2 hours. 

Earlier, MEA official spokesperson Anurag Srivastava contended that Pakistan's claim on Kulbhushan Jhav was part of Pakistan's propaganda. He ted that Pakistan h continued to lie about case for 4 years. 

Last week, India also said that Pakistan h repeatedly denied free and unimpeded access to retired Indian Naval officer. Highlighting that Imran Khan-led government h t handed over any relevant documents, including FIR, evidence, court order, etc. to India, MEA observed that Pakistan was attempting to create a "mir of compliance" with ICJ judgment.

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Pakistan's propaganda on Jhav's review petition

Pakistan Foreign Ministry on July 8, said that an ordinance promulgated in May h allowed Jhav, his legal representative, or a representative of Indian High Commission in Islamab to file a petition for review and reconsideration of his sentence and conviction. Speaking on behalf of Pakistan Foreign Ministry, ditional Attorney General Ahmed Irfan mentioned that this was on lines of ICJ verdict of July 2019, and claimed that Jhav h refused to file a review plea in Islamab High Court despite being invited by Pakistani authorities to do so on June 17. He ded that Jhav h inste preferred to follow up on his pending mercy petition.

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Kulbhushan Jhav case

Kulbhushan Jhav, a privateer at Chabahar in Iran, was abducted by Pakistan in March 2016. After Pakistan's military court awarded him a death sentence on charges of espion and terrorism in 2017, India moved ICJ. In its verdict dated July 17, 2019, ICJ asked Pakistan to effectively review and reconsider Jhav's sentence and conviction. Moreover, Jhav's death sentence has stayed until completion of this process. ditionally, ICJ directed Pakistan to allow India consular access to Jhav. 

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