1.The High Commissioner of India to Pakistan today met the Pakistan Foreign Secretary and handed over a petition by the mother of Shri Kulbhushan Jadhav to the Federal Government of Pakistan. Also handed over was an appeal by the mother to the Court of Appeal, on behalf of Shri Jadhav, who continues to be in detention in Pakistan on concocted charges. The mother of Shri Jadhav has requested the intervention of the Federal Government of Pakistan for his release and has expressed the desire to meet him.

2.Pakistan was also requested to facilitate visas for the mother and father of Shri Jadhav. They wish to travel to Pakistan to meet him and also to personally file the petition and the appeal. They have applied for necessary visas with the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi.

3.Request for Consular Access to Shri Jadhav was made by the Government, for the 16th time.

4.The Indian Foreign Secretary had also met the High Commissioner of Pakistan to India yesterday and made similar points.

New Delhi
April 26, 2017