Friday, February 6, 2026
ADVT 
International

Pakistan To Give Visa To Kulbhushan Jadhav's Mother, Wife, Says Sushma Swaraj

Darpan News Desk IANS, 08 Dec, 2017 03:33 PM

    Pakistan on Friday allowed the mother and wife of alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav, currently on death row, to meet him at a prison here on December 25.

     

    A staff member from the Indian High Commission will be present at the meeting and "complete security will be provided to the visitors", Foreign Office spokesman Mohammad Faisal told the media.

     

    Pakistan had on November 10 granted permission to Jadhav's wife to visit him "on humanitarian grounds". New Delhi urged Islamabad to also allow Jadhav's mother to accompany his wife along with an Indian diplomat.

     

    Faisal said India had been notified of Pakistan's decision to allow Jadhav's wife and mother to visit him.

     
     

    Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj tweeted that she had informed Avantika Jadhav, the mother, about Pakistan's decision to grant her and his wife visa.

     

    Islamabad has said that Jadhav, allegedly an officer with the Indian Navy and attached to the intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), was arrested on March 3, 2016 from Balochistan after he entered Pakistan illegally from Iran.

     

    It said Jadhav had "confessed" in a Pakistani court "that he was tasked by RAW to plan, coordinate and organise espionage, terrorist and sabotage activities aimed at destabilizing and waging war against Pakistan".

     

    India denies he was a spy and alleged that Jadhav was abducted from Iran where he had business interests after retiring from the Indian Navy.

     

    Jadhav was sentenced to death on April 10 by a Pakistani military court. On May 18, the International Court of Justice ordered Pakistan to halt the execution of Jadhav until a final decision was reached in the proceedings.

    MORE International ARTICLES

    Kidnapped US-Canadian Couple, 3 Kids Freed In Pakistan After 5 Years, Trump Hails It

    Kidnapped US-Canadian Couple, 3 Kids Freed In Pakistan After 5 Years, Trump Hails It
    U.S. officials say Pakistan secured the release of Joshua Boyle and his wife Caitlan Coleman, who were abducted five years ago while travelling in Afghanistan and had been held by the Haqqani network.

    Kidnapped US-Canadian Couple, 3 Kids Freed In Pakistan After 5 Years, Trump Hails It

    PM Justin Trudeau Talks Donald Trump At Washington Gala As First Daughter Ivanka Looks On

    PM Justin Trudeau Talks Donald Trump At Washington Gala As First Daughter Ivanka Looks On
    The prime minister found himself in the awkward position of being asked to comment on his relationship with Donald Trump on a stage at a Washington gala while the president's daughter was seated at a front table, 15 metres away.

    PM Justin Trudeau Talks Donald Trump At Washington Gala As First Daughter Ivanka Looks On

    Trudeau Gets Warm Reception From Executives, Lawmakers Ahead Of Trump Meeting

    Trudeau Gets Warm Reception From Executives, Lawmakers Ahead Of Trump Meeting
    Prime Minister Justin Trudeau received a warm personal welcome Wednesday as he sat down with influential American businesswomen and congressional lawmakers.

    Trudeau Gets Warm Reception From Executives, Lawmakers Ahead Of Trump Meeting

    FBI Searches Home Of Missing 3-Year-Old Indian Girl In US

    FBI Searches Home Of Missing 3-Year-Old Indian Girl In US
    The Father Has Been Booked For Sending His Adopted Child Sherin Mathews Out, She Has Still Not Been Traced.

    FBI Searches Home Of Missing 3-Year-Old Indian Girl In US

    Indian-Origin 'Chicken King' Ranjit Singh Boparan In UK Eyes Biscuit Empire

    Indian-Origin 'Chicken King' Ranjit Singh Boparan In UK Eyes Biscuit Empire
    Britain's Indian-origin "chicken king", whose poultry operations are battling a hygiene scandal at one of its factories, is reportedly looking at expanding his biscuit empire.

    Indian-Origin 'Chicken King' Ranjit Singh Boparan In UK Eyes Biscuit Empire

    Nisha Biswal To Head US-India Business Council

    Nisha Biswal To Head US-India Business Council
    Nisha Biswal, a former US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, will head the US India Business Council (USIBC), according to an official announcement.  

    Nisha Biswal To Head US-India Business Council