Ahead of Kulbhushan Jadhav’s meeting with his family, Pakistani authorities have deployed heavy security at the foreign ministry’s office in Islamabad.
According to Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the meeting will only be allowed to last for around 30 minutes to an hour.
The exact time of the meeting is not immediately known but officials said it would be around midday or early afternoon.
Pakistan police and paramilitary security forces have been deployed at the MOFA to deal with any untoward security situation. Sharpshooters are also part of the security.
Roads leading to the Constitution Avenue, on which MOFA is located, have been closed for traffic. Special security passes have been issued for those visiting the Foreign Office, the officials added.
Pakistan has announced it would issue photos and a video of the meeting and also allow the family to interact with media if India agrees. Officials also said Jadhav’s family would not interact with the media.
Jadhav was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on charges of espionage and terrorism in April, following which India moved the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in May. The ICJ halted his execution on India’s appeal pending the final verdict by it.
Pakistan claims its security forces arrested Jadhav alias Hussein Mubarak Patel from its restive Balochistan province on March 3 last year after he reportedly entered from Iran.
India, however, maintains that Jadhav was kidnapped from Iran where he had business interests after retiring from the Indian Navy. (By: Wion)
