Islamabad, Dec. 17 (TNS): Pakistan on Sunday said the visa applications of Kulbhushan Jadhav’s wife and mother had been received and were being “processed”.
Foreign Office spokesman Mohammad Faisal confirmed in a tweet that Jadhav’s family had applied for visas.
“Visa applications of mother and wife of Commander Jadhav received for their visit on humanitarian grounds,” Faisal tweeted.
He further said the applications were “being processed” but did not give any time line for approval of visas.
On Wednesday, Pakistan had rejected India’s plea for consular access to Jadhav at the ICJ, claiming that New Delhi wants the access to get the information gathered by its “spy”.
In its counter-memorial submitted to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), Pakistan said the provision of such an access under the Vienna Convention is only for legitimate visitors and not for spies.
Pakistan said that Jadhav is not an ordinary person as he had entered the country with the intent of spying and carrying out sabotage activities.
Jadhav, 47, was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on charges of espionage and terrorism in April, following which India moved the ICJ in May. The ICJ halted his execution on India’s appeal pending the final verdict by it.
