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Jadhav's family member can meet him in jail on December 25th: Pakistan

Jadhav's family member can meet him in jail on December 25th: Pakistan

Kulbhushan Jadhav

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WION's reporter Taha Siddiqui reports Jadhav's family member would be accompanied by an Indian High Commissioner in Islamabad.

Pakistan foreign office has said Kulbushan Jadhav's family member will allowed to see him on Christmas Day - 25th December.

WION's reporter Taha Siddiqui reports Jadhav's family member would be accompanied by a diplomat from the Indian High Commissioner in Islamabad.

The foreign office, however, didn't specify the name of the family member due to meet Jadhav in jail.

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India's external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj said she had spoken to Avantika Jadhav, Kulbhushan's mother and informed her that she along with Kulbhushan's wife would be given a visa by the Pakistan government.

Pakistan had earlier said it was considering India's request for Jadhav's wife to meet him as a 'humanitarian offer'.

Jadhav ex-Navy officer has been lodged in a Pakistani jail after authorities found him guilty of espionage in Balochistan.

On April 10, 2017, Jadhav was sentenced to death by a Field General Court Martial (FGCM) in Pakistan. However, India appealed to International Court of Justice(ICJ) at The Hague in May.

The International court stayed Jadhav's execution

India has requested consular access for Jadhav at least 19 times in the past.