Pakistan: Kulbhushan Jadhav meets wife, mother
Islamabad, Dec 25 (IBNS): Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday shared images where mother and wife of Kulbhushan Jadhav could be seen meeting the detained Indian prisoner.
As per the picture, Kulbhushan Jadhav, the Indian sentenced to death in Pakistan, meet his wife and mother across a glass screen.
The meeting reportedly took place for around 30 minutes.
Dr Mohammad Faisal, spokesperson Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pakistan, tweeted images of the meeting and tweeted: "Meeting between Commander Kulbushan Jhadev & his family in progress."
Meeting between Commander Kulbushan Jhadev & his family in progress pic.twitter.com/THG925V1fO
— Dr Mohammad Faisal (@ForeignOfficePk) December 25, 2017
Jadhav's family left India on Monday to meet Kulbhushan Jadhav has been detained in Pakistan for 22 months now and on death row in Pakistan.
Jadhav's family left India on Monday to meet Kulbhushan Jadhav has been detained in Pakistan for 22 months now and on death row in Pakistan.
Tweeted Dr Faisal, "The mother and wife of Commander Jadhav sitting comfortably in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pakistan . We honour our commitments."
Indian government also wanted the wife to be accompanied by Jadhav's mother and sought a sought a sovereign guarantee for their safety and security while in Pakistan, according to media reports.
After Pakistan met India's demand, travel arrangements for the two were started.
On Dec 20, Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi issued the visas to the mother and wife of Jadhav to visit Islamabad to meet him.
Jadhav's mother and wife left India on Monday accompanied by officials of the Union Ministry of External Affairs.
Earlier, Dr Mohammad Faisal,spokesperson Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pakistan, tweeted, "Pakistan permits the meeting of wife and mother of Commander Jadhav with him, as a humanitarian gesture, on the birthday of the Father of the nation, Quaid e Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah."
In another tweet on Dec 23, he had said, "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."
Image: Dr Mohammad Faisal Twitter page
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