Kulbhushan Jadhav was arrested in Pakistan and awarded the death sentence over the charges of terrorism and spying. (ANI)
Kulbhushan Jadhav was arrested in Pakistan and awarded the death sentence over the charges of terrorism and spying. (ANI) 
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Pakistan To Issue Visa To Kulbhushan Jadhav’s Mother And Wife, Says Sushma Swaraj

BySwarajya Staff

Minister for External Affairs Sushma Swaraj said today (8 December) that Pakistan has conveyed to India that it will issue visas to the mother and wife of Kulbhushan Jadhav, sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on charges of alleged espionage and terrorism.

In Islamabad, a spokesperson of the Foreign Office said that it will allow convicted Indian death row prisoner Kulbhushan Jadhav to meet his wife and mother on 25 December.

Swaraj announced in a series of tweets today.

Swaraj said Pakistan had earlier agreed to give a visa only to Jadhav's wife but India asked that a visa should also be given to his mother.

The minister also said she has spoken to Jadhav's mother, Avantika Jadhav, and informed her about it.

Jadhav, 47, was given death sentence by a Pakistani Army court in April, following which India moved the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in May. The ICJ halted the execution after India's appeal pending the final verdict by it.