ISLAMABAD: Even after all the opposition and
threats of India, Pakistan is not ready to leave its nefarious intention on the
Kulhushan issue. Pakistan's army has refused to grant diplomatic access to
Indian citizen Kulbhushan Jadhav.
A few days
ago, India had demanded diplomatic access strongly. Jadhav (46) was awarded
death sentence by Field General Court Marshal in the case of alleged espionage.
India reacted sharply and warned Pakistan that if Jadhav's "predetermined
murder" was executed which could harm bilateral relations.
Pakistani
Army spokesman Maj Gen Asif Gafoor told reporters, "Under the law, we can
not allow diplomatic access to Kulbhushan Jadhav, who is involved in
espionage." However, Indian officials in New Delhi said that diplomatic
access to refusal No information has been given from Pakistan regarding this.
Pakistan has
turned India's demand of diplomatic access to Jadhav nearly a dozen times in
the last one year. Maj Gen Gafoor said that Jadhav was involved in
anti-national activities, so he had to face court martial.
He said,
"It was the duty of the army (to catch and punish Jadhav). We did not
compromise on this and punished him. We will not compromise on this issue in
the future too. "The Army spokesman said that all the legal requirements
were met for hearing against Jadhav.
----Sushmita Jha
----Sushmita Jha
