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Indian RAW's Kulbhushan S Jadhav sentenced to death for espionage & sabotage against Pakistan

The delusions of grandeur that I am seeing from bharatis in this episode are completely out of the ball park. Their delusions would make suggest they took some drug that hasn't even been invented yet. I mean we hear of heroin, ecstasy, cocaine etc being the hard drugs. These guys have found something completely new and are taking that.

I haven't seen so much anger and bravado either, since the Mumbai attacks. Clearly Pakistan seems to have hit a nerve here.
You are absolutely right here SMC.

Man I love you SMC. You are right here!

LOL at BHARATIS! Let the Bharatis keep trying. Yadav has a death sentence.
 
https://www.dawn.com/news/1248669


What we know so far about Kulbushan Jadhav:

  • He is the contact man for Anil Kumar Gupta, the joint secretary of RAW, and his other operatives in Pakistan
  • His was tasked to disrupt development of CPEC, with Gwadar port as a special target
  • Jadhav is still a serving officer in the Indian Navy and will be due for retirement in 2022
  • He started carrying out intelligence based operations in 2002 and in 2003 established a small business in Chabahar, Iran
  • Jadhav directed various activities in Karachi and Balochistan at the behest of RAW
  • He was involved in activities of 'anti-national or terrorist nature'
 
https://www.dawn.com/news/1248669

ISLAMABAD: In a joint press conference by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) head Lt Gen Asim Bajwa and Federal Information Minister Pervez Rashid on Tuesday, a video of arrested Indian Navy officer Kulbushan Jadhav was aired in which he confessed to involvement in terror activities in Balochistan and Karachi.

Terming the Indian spy's arrest a 'big achievement', Bajwa said Jadhav was directly handled by the RAW chief, the Indian National Security Adviser and the RAW joint secretary.

"His goal was to disrupt development of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), with Gwadar port as a special target," Bajwa said, adding, "This is nothing short of state-sponsored terrorism... There can be no clearer evidence of Indian interference in Pakistan."

"If an intelligence or an armed forces officer of this rank is arrested in another country, it is a big achievement," Bajwa said, before going on to play a video of Jadhav confessing to Indian intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) involvement in Balochistan separatist activities in Pakistan.

What we know so far about Kulbushan Jadhav:

  • He is the contact man for Anil Kumar Gupta, the joint secretary of RAW, and his other operatives in Pakistan
  • His was tasked to disrupt development of CPEC, with Gwadar port as a special target
  • Jadhav is still a serving officer in the Indian Navy and will be due for retirement in 2022
  • He started carrying out intelligence based operations in 2002 and in 2003 established a small business in Chabahar, Iran
  • Jadhav directed various activities in Karachi and Balochistan at the behest of RAW
  • He was involved in activities of 'anti-national or terrorist nature'
In the video, Jadhav, who hails from Mumbai, said he had joined India's National Defence Academy in 1987 before going on to join the Indian Navy in 1991.

"I am still a serving officer in the Indian Navy and will be due for retirement in 2022," he said.

"By 2002, I commenced intelligence operations. In 2003, I established a small business in Chabahar in Iran. As I was able to achieve undetected existence and visits to Karachi in 2003 and 2004 and, having done some basic assignments within India for RAW, I was picked up by RAW in 2013 end," Jadhav said.

Since then, he said he has been directing various activities in Karachi and Balochistan "at the behest of RAW", adding that he had played a role in the deteriorating law and order situation in Karachi.

"I am basically the man for Mr Anil Kumar Gupta who is the joint secretary of RAW and his contacts in Pakistan," he said, "especially in the Baloch student organisation". His purpose was to meet Baloch insurgents and carry out "activities with their collaboration", he explained.

"These activities have been of anti-national or terrorist nature," he said, as they resulted in the "killing or maiming of Pakistani citizens".

Jadhav's arrest
Law enforcement agencies announced the arrest of Jadhav during an intelligence-based raid in Balochistan's Chaman last week.

The Indian Foreign Ministry earlier confirmed the arrested man was a former Indian Navy officer, but the Pakistani government claimed to have recovered travel documents and multiple fake identities of Jadhav, establishing him as an Indian spy who entered into Balochistan through Iran — holding a valid Iranian visa.

Jadhav was shifted to Islamabad for interrogation, during which an unnamed official said the spy revealed that he had purchased boats at the Iranian port in Chabahar in order to target Karachi and Gwadar ports in a terrorist plot. The official had said the 'RAW agent' is believed to be expert at Naval fighting techniques.

After Jadhav's arrest, Pakistan summoned Indian High Commissioner Gautam Bambawale to lodge a strong protest over 'India's spying activities' in Balochistan and Karachi.

Following revelations by the Indian spy, security was tightened across Balochistan, especially at the shared borders with Iran and Afghanistan.

Jadhav's arrest occurred just days before a possible meeting between the Indian and Pakistani foreign secretaries at the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, whose meeting to restart the Comprehensive Bilateral Dialogue (CBD) in January was derailed by the Pathankot attack.

At the beginning of March, foreign affairs adviser Sartaj Aziz had said that foreign-secretary levels talks would resume after the probe team's visit. The Pathankot Joint Investigation Team left for New Delhi on Sunday (today) and is expected to investigate the attack over the next week.

Pakistan and India had agreed to resume peace talks under the newly-coined phrase of CBD during Swaraj’s visit to Islamabad for the Heart of Asia Conference last year.

The dialogue was to take on matters related to peace and security, Jammu and Kashmir, Siachen, Sir Creek, Wullar Barrage, Tulbul Navigation Project, economic and commercial cooperation, counter-terrorism, narcotics control and humanitarian issues, people to people exchanges and religious tourism.
Most likely the bharti will be executed.
 
Yes..Indians resisted foreign powers for 1000 years..That is why we and our religion are still in tact...It was the land around Sindhu which is now called Pakistan which got subdued and thrashed again and again in its entire history that they now started taking pride in a religion which is not theirs,a language(urdu) which is not theirs ,a culture which is not theirs..This is what repeated attacks and getting enslaved can do to a community's psyche.

Thats what i meant by faking history... thanks for confirming
 
A good read, article by Javed Chaudhry,

اجیت دوول بھارت کے قومی سلامتی کے مشیر ہیں‘ یہ نریندر مودی کے انتہائی قریب ہیں اور یہ اپنے جارحانہ انٹیلی جنس آپریشنز کی وجہ سے انڈین جیمز بانڈ کہلاتے
ہیں‘بھارت میں گولڈن ٹمپل آپریشن ہو‘ درگاہ حضرت بل کا ایشو ہو‘ سری نگر سے غیر ملکی سیاحوں کا اغواء ہو یا پھر ائیر انڈیا کے طیارے کی ہائی جیکنگ ہو اجیت دوول نے ہر بڑے آپریشن میں اہم کردار ادا کیا۔



یہ بھارتی ایجنٹ کی حیثیت سے سات سال پاکستان میں بھی رہے‘ یہ بیس سال سے بلوچستان اور سندھ میں پاکستان کو نقصان پہنچا رہے ہیں‘ یہ پاکستان کو ’’مصروف‘‘ رکھنے کے لیے ’’بلوچستان میں مسائل پیدا کریں‘‘ جیسی فلاسفی کے بانی بھی ہیں‘ یہ بلوچ علیحدگی پسندوں سے رابطے میں بھی ہیں‘ کلبھوشن یادیو اس اجیت دوول کا رشتہ دار ہے‘ کلبھوشن پولیس افسروں کے خاندان سے تعلق رکھتا ہے‘ اس کا والد سدھیر یادیو ممبئی پولیس کا کمشنر رہا جب کہ چچا سبھاش یادیو باندرا پولیس اسٹیشن کا انچارج تھا۔

یہ لوگ ممبئی کے مضافات میں پودائی میں رہتے ہیں‘ کلبھوشن نے 1987ء میں نیشنل ڈیفنس اکیڈمی جوائن کی اور یہ 1991ء میں انڈین نیوی کا حصہ بن گیا‘ یہ ترقی کرتا ہوا نیوی میں کمانڈر بن گیا‘ یہ عہدہ لیفٹیننٹ کرنل کے برابر ہوتا ہے‘ 13 دسمبر2001ء کو انڈین پارلیمنٹ پر حملہ ہوا‘ کلبوشن یادیو نے اس حملے کے بعد ’’را‘‘ جوائن کرنے کا فیصلہ کیا اور یہ عارضی طور پر نیوی سے ’’را‘‘ میں شفٹ ہو گیا‘ یہ اب بیک وقت را اور نیوی دونوں کا ملازم تھا‘ اجیت دوول اس زمانے میں انڈین انٹیلی جنس بیورو کے ڈائریکٹر تھے‘ یہ بلوچستان اور کراچی پر کام کر رہے تھے۔

اجیت دوول نے کلبھوشن یادیو کو ’’بلوچستان ونگ‘‘ میں بھجوا دیا‘اس نے دو سال ٹریننگ لی‘ فارسی اور بلوچی زبان سیکھی‘ حسین مبارک پٹیل کے جعلی نام سے پونا سے پاسپورٹ بنوایا اور یہ ایران کے ساحلی شہر ’’چاہ بہار‘‘ آ گیا‘ کلبھوشن نے چاہ بہار میں کارگو کمپنی کھول لی‘ یہ چاہ بہار کیوں آیا تھا یہ وجہ کم دلچسپ نہیں‘ چاہ بہار میں دراصل بھارت نے اپنا انٹیلی جنس بیس قائم کر رکھا ہے‘ یہ دفتر بھارت نے ایران کی باقاعدہ اجازت سے بنایا‘ چاہ بہار گوادر سے متصل ساحلی شہر ہے‘ را یہاں بیٹھ کر گوادر اور اقتصادی راہداری کو آسانی سے نشانہ بنا سکتی ہے‘ یہ بیس اس لیے چاہ بہار میں بنایا گیا۔

اب سوال یہ پیدا ہوتا ہے کلبھوشن جب اصل نام سے ایران جا سکتا تھا تو یہ جعلی نام سے چاہ بہار کیوں آیا؟یہ وجہ بھی کم دلچسپ نہیں‘ بھارت دراصل کلبھوشن یادیو کی کارروائیوں کو ایران سے بھی خفیہ رکھنا چاہتا تھا چنانچہ یہ حسین مبارک کی شناخت سے تاجر بن کر وہاں پہنچ گیا‘ کلبھوشن 2004ء اور 2005ء میں کراچی بھی آیا اور یہاں بھی اس نے اپنے رابطے استوار کیے‘ یہ ترقی کرتا کرتا پاکستان آپریشن کا سربراہ بن گیا۔

بھارت نے اسے چار سو ملین ڈالر (یہ رقم پاکستانی روپوں میں 41ارب روپے بنتی ہے) دیے‘ کلبھوشن نے یہ رقم بلوچ علیحدگی پسندوں اور کراچی میں بدامنی پھیلانے والے گروپوں میں تقسیم کی‘ یہ حربیار مری‘ براہمداغ بگٹی اور عزیر بلوچ جیسے لوگوں سے بھی رابطے میں تھا اور یہ ایم کیو ایم (پرانی) کے لوگوں کو بھی فنڈز دیتا تھا۔

پاکستان کے خفیہ ادارے بلوچستان اور کراچی آپریشن کے دوران حسین مبارک پٹیل تک پہنچے‘ پاکستان کو پتہ چلا بلوچستان کے علیحدگی پسند ہوں‘ کراچی کے مافیاز ہوں یا پھر ملک میں خودکش حملہ آوروں کے ماسٹر مائینڈ ہوں یہ تمام لوگ آخر میں چاہ بہار سے آپریٹ ہوتے ہیں‘ حسین مبارک اس دوران جب انڈیا جاتا تھا تو یہ وہاں سے بھی اپنے کارندوں کو پیغام دیتا تھا‘کلبھوشن کی بھارتی لوکیشن بھی ہمارے اداروں کے نوٹس میں آتی رہی یوں یہ شخص آہستہ آہستہ پاکستانی ایجنسیوں کے سامنے کھلتا چلا گیا یہاں تک کہ جنرل راحیل شریف اور ڈی جی آئی ایس آئی جنرل رضوان نے اسے پکڑنے کا فیصلہ کر لیا۔

یہ ایک مشکل ٹاسک تھا‘ کلبھوشن عام جاسوس نہیں تھا‘ یہ پاکستان آپریشن کا سربراہ تھا‘ یہ ’’فیلڈ آپریٹر‘‘ تھا اور دنیا میں آج تک کوئی ملک کسی دوسرے ملک کے اتنے بڑے انٹیلی جنس آفیسر کو نہیں پکڑ سکا لیکن ہمارے اداروں نے یہ تاریخ بدل دی‘ آئی ایس آئی کے لوگوں کو کلبھوشن یادیو کو پاکستان لانے میں ڈیڑھ سال لگ گیا‘ ادارے نے اس عرصے میں بلوچ علیحدگی پسندوں میں اپنے لوگ ڈویلپ کیے‘ یہ لوگ آہستہ آہستہ حسین مبارک سے براہ راست رابطے میں آئے اور آخر میں ان لوگوں نے اسے پاکستان کی ایک انتہائی اہم شخصیت کے اغواء اور قتل کا ایک ’’فول پروف‘‘ منصوبہ پیش کر دیا۔

یہ منصوبہ اس قدر اعلیٰ تھا کہ حسین مبارک پٹیل پاکستان آنے پر مجبور ہو گیا‘ یہ اجیت دوول کے روکنے پر بھی نہ رکا اور یہ تین مارچ 2016ء کو ایران سرحد کراس کر کے پاکستان آ گیا‘ یہ بلوچستان کے ضلع خاران کی تحصیل ماشکیل آیا اور گرفتار ہو گیا‘ کلبھوشن کے پاس گرفتاری کے بعد دو آپشن تھے‘ یہ حسین مبارک پٹیل کی شناخت پر ڈٹا رہتا‘ ٹارچر سہتا اور اس دوران دنیا سے گزر جاتا یا پھر یہ خود کو فوج کا حاضر سروس آفیسر ڈکلیئر کرتا اور قانون کے مطابق مراعات حاصل کرتا‘ کلبھوشن سمجھ دار تھا‘ اس نے دوسرا آپشن لے لیا‘ اس نے اپنی شناخت کھول دی یوں پاکستان اسے جنگی مجرم کا اسٹیٹس دینے اور اسے حاضر سروس آفیسر کی تمام مراعات دینے پر مجبور ہوگیا۔

کلبھوشن یادیو نے اچھا بچہ بن کر اپنے سارے رابطے پاکستان کے حوالے کر دیے‘ اس کی اطلاعات پر ملک کے مختلف حصوں سے چار سو لوگ گرفتار ہوئے‘ اسلحے کی بھاری کھیپ بھی برآمد ہوئی اور ایم کیو ایم اور پیپلز امن کمیٹی میں چھپے ملک دشمن عناصر بھی سامنے آ گئے‘ کلبھوشن را کے 13 اہم لوگوں سے بھی رابطے میں تھا‘ یہ ان سے براہ راست احکامات لیتا تھا‘ یہ لوگ بھی سامنے آ گئے۔

تفتیش کے دوران کلبھوشن سے ان لوگوں کو فون بھی کرائے گئے اور ان کی گفتگو بھی ریکارڈ کی گئی‘ پاکستانی مجرموں نے بھی کلبھوشن سے رابطوں‘ فنڈز‘ اسلحہ اور مختلف آپریشنز کا اعتراف کرلیا‘ پاک فوج نے آرمی ایکٹ 1923ء کے تحت کلبھوشن کا فیلڈجنرل کورٹ مارشل کیا اور اسے 10 اپریل کو سزائے موت سنا دی۔

کلبھوشن یادیو کی گرفتاری اور سزائے موت کے بعد بھارت خوفناک مسائل میں الجھ گیا‘ اقوام متحدہ کی سیکیورٹی کونسل کی قرار داد 1373 کے تحت کسی دوسرے ملک میں ریاستی دہشت گردی خوفناک جرم ہے‘ پاکستان کلبھوشن کے اعترافات اور ثبوت سیکیورٹی کونسل میں لے جائے گا جس کے بعد بھارت کے لیے جواب دینا مشکل ہو جائے گا‘ کلبھوشن کی کارروائیوں کے دوران شہید ہونے والے پاکستانی شہریوں کے لواحقین بھی بھارت کے خلاف عالمی عدالت میں جا سکتے ہیں‘ یہ مرحلہ بھی بھارت کے لیے مشکل ہو گا۔

بھارت کو کلبھوشن یادیو کا کیس لڑنے کے لیے اسے سرکاری ملازم تسلیم کرنا ہوگا‘ بھارت کا یہ قدم اسے مزید سفارتی مسائل میں الجھا دے گا‘ بھارت میں ’’را‘‘ کیبنٹ ڈویژن کے ماتحت ہے‘ لوک سبھا میں جس دن کسی رکن نے کلبھوشن کی فنڈنگ کا سوال اٹھا دیا کیبنٹ ڈویژن اس دن ان چار سو ملین ڈالرز کے آڈٹ پر مجبور ہو جائے گی جو کلبھوشن یادیو نے چاہ بہار میں بیٹھ کر پاکستان کے خلاف استعمال کیے تھے‘ یہ آڈٹ بھارت کو دہشت گرد ملک ثابت کرنے کے لیے کافی ہو گا۔

بھارت میں یہ سوال بھی اٹھے گا کہ اجیت دوول نے کس قانون کے تحت اپنے ایک عزیز کو ’’پاکستان آپریشن‘‘ کا سربراہ بنایا اور اسے کس قاعدے کے تحت چار سو ملین ڈالر خرچ کرنے کی اجازت دی؟ بھارت میں را کی اہلیت پر بھی سوال اٹھے گاکیونکہ جس ملک کا ڈائریکٹر جنرل لیول کا افسر نہ صرف دوسرے ملک کے اندر سے گرفتار ہو جائے بلکہ وہ چند گھنٹوں میں اپنے پورے ادارے کی تمام خفیہ معلومات بھی دوسرے ملک کے حوالے کر دے اس ملک کے خفیہ ادارے کی کیا عزت بچتی ہے اور یہ بھی پوچھا جائے گا بھارت نے چاہ بہار میں را کا بیس کیوں بنا رکھا ہے؟

بھارتی حکومت کو ان سارے سوالوں کے جواب دینا ہوں گے اور بھارت جوں جوں ان سوالوں کے جواب دیتا جائے گا پاکستان کا کیس مضبوط ہوتا جائے گا‘ دنیا یہ ماننے پر مجبور ہو جائے گی بھارت پاکستان میں دہشت گردی بھی کرا رہا تھا اور ملک کو توڑنے کی سازش بھی‘ کلبھوشن یادیو نے پاکستان کو خوفناک نقصان پہنچایا‘ یہ ہمارے ہزاروں لوگوں کا قاتل ہے لیکن یہ اس کے ساتھ ساتھ پاکستان کا محسن بھی ثابت ہوا‘ پاکستان اس کی گرفتاری سے مضبوط ہوا۔

کراچی میں امن‘ ایم کیو ایم کے تین حصے اور پیپلز امن کمیٹی کا زوال یہ کلبھوشن کی گرفتاری کا نتیجہ ہے‘ یہ اس کی فراہم کردہ معلومات تھیں جس نے کراچی کے حالات بہتر بنائے‘ بلوچستان میں بھی امن ہو رہا ہے‘ فراری بھی ہتھیار پھینک رہے ہیں‘ یہ بھی اس کی معلومات کا کمال ہے‘کلبھوشن یادیو کی وجہ سے خطے میں ایران کا کردار بھی کھل کر سامنے آ رہا ہے‘ پہلے یہ ایران سے پاکستان آیا اور گرفتار ہوا اور بعد ازاں تحریک طالبان کے امیر ملا منصور ایران سے واپس آتے ہوئے ڈرون حملے کا نشانہ بن گئے اور ان دونوں سے پہلے اسامہ بن لادن کی اہلیہ ایران میں مقیم رہی‘ وہ ایران سے پاکستان آئی اور اسامہ بن لادن کے خلاف کارروائی شروع ہو گئی۔

ہمیں ان تمام واقعات کا تجزیہ کر کے ایران کے ساتھ اپنے تعلقات کا ازسر نو جائزہ لینا ہو گا‘ ایران ہمیں جنرل راحیل شریف اور اسلامی دنیا کی مشترکہ فوج پر ڈکٹیشن دینے کی کوشش کر رہا ہے لیکن دوسری طرف یہ پاکستان کے دشمنوں کو پناہ بھی دے رہا ہے اور انھیں سفارتی اور زمینی سہولتیں بھی فراہم کر رہا ہے‘ یہ کہاں کا انصاف ہے‘ یہ کہاں کی دوستی ہے اور یہ کہاں کی ہمسائیگی ہے لہٰذا ہمیں اب ایران کو بھی سخت جواب دینا ہو گا‘ ہمیں اس کے ساتھ بھی اپنے تعلقات کی نوعیت طے کرنا ہوگی۔
 
ya and the usb found from raymond davis , had ayatul ul kursi in it?
nothing found against state of pakistan. what a mockery sharia law only to be applied to specific persons when needed to go scot free
India had sent KJ to harm Pakistan and run death cells. He will see justice. There is no doubt about it. India will do lots of jumping around, will send envoys all over, but the ring leader will see JUSTICE.
 
Here's my analysis.

Pakistan Army, to buttress its claim of strength in response to recent strengthening of the civilian rule, abducted KJ from Afghanistan/Iran. The plan was to trumpet his 'arrest' as a victory for the PA and regain lost ground. This is also confirmed by former German Ambassador to Pakistan, Gunter Mulack.

On the other side of the subcontinent, India responded by nabbing Col. Habib who was involved in ISI's Nepal Ops. Now, seeing what was due to come, Pakistan Army planted a story of Habib's resume etc. Now think. an ISI Col. can be such a fool as to post all his professional details on LinkedIn? Obviously not! The 'resume and job' story was fabricated by the ISI to SHOW Col. Habib as a fool and paint him as being responsible for his own fate, thereby washing hands off him. Pakistan Army has precedent for disowning its personnel in the past too. They did that in Kargil when they refused to accept the dead bodies of their dead soldiers.

Now what?

1. If KJ is dead, Col. Habib is also as good as dead.

2. If KJ is not dead, he can be swapped for Col. Habib. The decision rests with Pakistan Army since India has not even declared anything about Col. Habib.

3. Pakistan Army decides against a swap. In this case, both KJ and Habib will spend the rest of their lives in jail.

4. A covert war in the subcontinent is very much possible now.

I personally don't like this. It's only desturctive and helps no one. Neither India nor Pakistan.

I don't think anyone of us here has any personal enmity with either KJ or Col. Habib. It would be insensitive to wish death upon anyone, esp those who merely follow orders.

The best course of action would be a swap and then India and Pakistan should learn not to venture into this kinda warfare.

What a waste of time. You wast valuable time on this verbal diharrea. You should find better ways to spend your time.
 
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Islamabad: The United Nations (UN) on Wednesday declined to comment on the death sentence awarded to alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav, citing the world body was not in a position to judge the case.

"We are not in a position to judge the process, or to have a position on this particular case," The Dawn quoted UN secretary general`s spokesperson Stephane Dujarric as replying to a poser.

"Overall in terms of relations between India and Pakistan, we underline and continue to underline the need for the parties to find a peaceful solution and to engage through engagement and dialogue," he added.

Earlier, Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Mohammad Asif ruled out any possibility of an immediate execution of Jadhav, citing three appellate forums were available for him under the law.

India has sent out a stern message to Pakistan with the Parliament strongly condemning the Pakistan Military Court`s verdict sentencing Jadhav to death on charges of spying.

Replying to the issue in the Lok Sabha during the Question Hour on April 11, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh asserted that the government would do whatever is possible to give justice to Jadhav.

Singh said India`s request for basic consular access to Jadhav was denied several times.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, in a suo motu statement made in both the Houses of Parliament, warned Islamabad of consequences in bilateral relations if death sentence on Kulbhushan Jadhav is carried out.

She said if the decision of the Pakistani court is implemented, it will be a pre-meditated murder asserting that there is no evidence against Jadhav.

There were also strong protests in front of the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi.

Jadhav, who was arrested in March last year by Pakistan and accused by the country of spying, was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on Monday triggering tension between India and Pakistan.

Observers and experts on criminal or espionage-related laws in a majority of countries have suggested that the death sentence against Jadhav is a clear violation of Article 36 of the Vienna Convention that makes it mandatory for every government to provide consular access to an arrested foreign national by officials of his/her government.


First Published: Thursday, April 13, 2017 - 09:47

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New Delhi: Upping the ante against Pakistan, the Government of India on Thursday accused Islamabad of arresting Kulbhushan Jadhav over false charges of spying as it vowed to bring him back.

Addressing a presser on the issue, MEA spokesperson Gopal Baglay said, ''Kulbhushan Jadhav has been falsely arrested in Pakistan. The establishment there has no proof of any wrongdoing by him. He is innocent''.

Pakistan has not shared with us any details about Kulbhushan Jadhav 's well-being or the location where he is presently being kept, Baglay said.

Attacking the Pakistani establishment, the MEA spokesperson said, ''So far Pakistan has denied all our requests for consular access. We have made at least 13 such requests before the Govt of Pakistan.''

Raising doubts over the credibility of Pakistan's legal system, Baglay said, ''The so called legal process done by Pakistan was opaque.''

"We are making all efforts to get him back but we can't reveal the steps that will be taken to achieve it. We are in touch with Pakistan through our High Commission on this immensely important issue," Baglay said.

India and Pakistan also have a bilateral agreement on consular access, Baglay said while adding, ''India had discussed Jadhav's kidnapping issue with Iran last year.''

Baglay, however, assured that the government of India will explore all options to bring Jadhav back.

The response from MEA came days after the government warned Pakistan that executing Jadhav will have serious "consequences" on the bilateral ties.

The death sentence awarded to Jadhav by a Pakistani military court after declaring him a "spy" echoed in both Houses of Parliament where all parties came together to condemn the "indefensible" verdict and pressed the government to take every step to help him.

In Parliament, the government as well as the Opposition, saw the capital punishment as an attempt to defame India and to deflect the attention of the international community from Pakistan-sponsored terrorism.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj made a statement in both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, asserting that India will go "out of the way" to ensure justice to Jadhav who is an "innocent kidnapped Indian".

Jadhav's execution will be taken by India as a "pre-meditated murder" and Pakistan should "consider its consequences" on bilateral relations, if it proceeds on this matter, Swaraj warned.


First Published: Thursday, April 13, 2017 - 15:50

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Mumbai: If Pakistan executes the death sentence against Kulbhushan Jadhav it will be treated as murder of an Indian national, Minister of State for Defence Subhash Bhamre today said.


He said the Centre was trying to bring international diplomatic pressure on Pakistan to secure Jadhav's release.

"We have given a strong message to authorities in Pakistan that the way in which the verdict has been given by the army court, is not transparent and not in accordance with bilateral relations between the two nations," Bhamre told PTI.

"We have been constantly asking for proof (against Jadhav) and under which provisions has he been tried that Pakistan felt to give that (death penalty). We condemn this," he said.

"If this verdict is implemented, we will consider it as murder of an Indian national. In any case, we will not tolerate this," Bhamre said.

Refusing to divulge details of the steps being taken by the Centre to secure Jadhav's release, Bhamre said, "We are bringing international diplomatic pressure (on Pakistan) as much as possible. We are very sure positive results will be out very soon."

A Pakistani military court recently sentenced 46-year-old Jadhav to death after declaring him a "spy".

Pakistan claims that its security forces had arrested Jadhav from the restive Baluchistan province on March 3 last year after he reportedly entered from Iran. It also claimed that he was "a serving officer in the Indian Navy."

After the sentencing, India warned Pakistan to consider the "consequences" on their ties if Kulbhushan Jadhav is hanged in the alleged espionage case and vowed to go "out of the way" to save him amid an outrage in this country.

The death sentence awarded to Jadhav recently echoed in both Houses of Parliament where all parties came together to condemn the "indefensible" verdict and pressed the government to take every step to help him.


First Published: Thursday, April 13, 2017 - 16:08

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New Delhi: The Indian High Commission in Pakistan will make a fresh request for consular access to alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav, sources said.

This comes after the Ministry of External Affairs earlier in the day said that India has no information of Jadhav's whereabouts, adding that Pakistan's 'indefensible' verdict is violation of basic norms of law, justice and international relations.

" Kulbhushan Jadhav is a kidnapped innocent Indian, who is a retired officer of the Indian Navy. And these two facts were communicated to Pakistan one year ago when the matter of his illegal custody came to our knowledge. We had made 13 requests for the consular access, but it was denied by the Pakistan," MEA official spokesperson Gopal Baglay told the media here.

"What is his condition, where is he being held, these facts cannot be ascertained. The Pakistan Government has also not shared with us his location or any specific details as to how and where is he being held and what is his condition," he added.

Crying foul over the proceedings against Jadhav, Bagley said that the former has been denied proper defence, adding the verdict is indefensible.

"No due process has been followed in the proceedings which is complete violation of basic norms of law, justice and international relations," he added.

Baglay further said that Pakistan's High Commissioner Abdul Basit was summoned as soon as the information of Jadhav's death sentence came to India's knowledge.

"It was made clear to the Pakistan Government that given the circumstances of the case namely kidnapping of Jadhav, absence of any credible evidence to substantiate the concocted charges against him and the farcical nature of proceedings against him. the Government of India will regard it as premeditated murder if the indefensible sentence awarded to him were carried out," he added.

Reiterating External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj's assertion, Baglay said lack of evidence and denial of consular access shows that charges levelled against Jadhav are baseless.

"The EAM also informed the Parliament that Government of Pakistan had approached us this year to access the investigation and this further underlines the insufficiency of evidence," he added.

Stating that Jadhav's matter is associated with the sentiments of the nation, Baglay said the Parliament has spoken in one voice on it and would ensure justice to the former.

"The senior ministers of government have told the Parliament that government will do everything that is possible to ensure justice to Kulbhushan. We are engaged in achieving this objective," he added.

Earlier, Swaraj warned Islamabad of consequences in bilateral relations if Jadhav's death sentence is carried out.

She said if the decision of the Pakistani court is implemented then it will be a pre-meditated murder asserting that there was no evidence against Jadhav.

Jadhav, who was arrested in March last year by Pakistan and accused of espionage, was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on Monday triggering tension between the two Asian neighbours.


First Published: Thursday, April 13, 2017 - 17:31
 
He won't be sent back ever.. Their unprofessional spy, Kashmir Singh, has already made their track record bad by claiming that he was a spy just after landing in India..



Yaar kal bhi tumhain samjhaya tha.. Balidan is a normal sacrifice. Shaheed means "witness". By sacrificing ones life (which is the most one can do in this world), the sacrificing person bears witness that Allah is the only God and Muhammad (peace be upon him) is His servant and messenger.

You can't understand this concept unless you become a Muslim..

Sacrificing for the motherland has nothing to do with Shaheed. But if sacrificing for the motherland has the ultimate objective of implementing Allah's laws and rules, then yes..,
Hindus will never be able to understand the true meaning of a SHAHEED
 
The day Kulbhushan Jadhav will be hanged has not been anounced. Do you people know why? Coz its not gonna happen. Not today, not tomorrow and not in your life time. Your nation will not be able to hang Kulbhushan Jadhav. You don't have what it takes to do that. Not only we will get him free but your generals will hold media conference while releasing him with smiles and media photo ops "for the sake of humanity". In reality we will make the situation so dire where Pakistan will be more than happy to release him. And we Indians will be laughing in our drawing rooms watching ISPR sing songs of peace. I want you all to remember this message.
They may or may not do what you presume. But RAW will iron him out during debriefing IF he was to return. He's no normal spy convicted of espionage. He's a spy who happens to also been instigating and funding terrorism.
 
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Mumbai: Minister of State for External Affairs General (Retired) V.K. Singh on Thursday questioned the Pakistan military court's to sentence for former Indian naval officer Kulbhushan Jadhav's death especially when it has been established that he had a valid Indian passport.

Talking to media, Singh said, "Home Minister Rajnath Singh has given a very clear statement in the parliament, so I go by that. Kulbhushan Jadhav had a valid Indian visa, how can he be a spy?"Stronly condemning Pakistan's decision to sentence to Jadhav to death, General Singh said, any such would amount to pre-planned murder.

Emphasizing that the government is committed to ensure the safety and security of all nationals, the Minister of State for External Affairs said, "We will take all necessary steps to safe guard our nationals anywhere in the world.

"External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has already warned Islamabad of consequences in bilateral relations if Jadhav's death sentence is carried out.She said if the decision of the Pakistani court is implemented then it will be seen as a pre-meditated murder.

Jadhav, who was arrested in March last year by Pakistan and accused of espionage, was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on Monday triggering tension between the two South Asian neighbours.


First Published: Friday, April 14, 2017 - 15:43

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Lahore: The Indian High Commissioner in Islamabad, Gautam Bambawale, met Pakistan Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua on Friday to discuss the Kulbhushan Jadhav death sentencing case.

During the meeting, Gautam Bambawale demanded consular access to Jadhav for 14th time.

The Indian side also sought the copies of chargesheet and judgement by Pakistan military court against Jadhav.

India also conveyed to Pakistan that it will appeal against the order after studying Pakistan Army act.

However, Pakistan remained defiant to India's demands and said Jadhav's case related to espionage and hence consular access can't be granted.

Sartaz Aziz, Adviser to Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif on Foreign Affairs too reacted by saying that Jadhav has been sentenced according to the country's law and has 40 days to file an appeal in the apex court.

Aziz also warned India to stop issuing "rhetorical statements" against Islamabad over the issue.

"He was sentenced as per the law of the land.. He (Jadhav) was involved in subversive activities in Pakistan, and was holding two passports, for which India has no answer."

Aziz slammed India's claim that Jadhav, a former naval officer, was captured in Iran. Aziz in fact claimed that Jadhav is a serving Indian Naval officer.

"It's all rhetoric that he was captured in Iran. He has the right to file a review in the Supreme Court and also file a mercy petition to the Army Chief and the President in 40 days."

India today made 14th request to Pakistan for consular access to Jadhav.

Pakistan had rejected India’s requests for consular access to Jadhav at least 13 times in the last one year.

“All our requests for consular access have been denied. The so-called legal process done by Pakistan was opaque,” Gopal Baglay, official spokesperson, Ministry of External Affairs, had said.

Apart from diplomatic options, India also explored legal remedies permitted under Pakistan legal system including Jadhav’s family appealing against the verdict.

India’s official stand has been that Jadhav is an “innocent Indian kidnapped by Pakistan”.

Jadhav – a retired Indian Navy officer - had been given death sentence by an army court in Pakistan leading to fresh diplomatic troubles between the two neighbouring countries.

Meanwhile, earlier in the day, it was reported that New Delhi is likely to impose visas curbs for Pakistani nationals visiting India.

The step is possibly the first retaliatory measure from India following the death sentence given to Jadhav on charges of spying. Both countries have been at loggerheads over the issue of diplomatic visas over the last six months.

While the Pakistani Army has categorically ruled out any compromise in Kulbhushan Jadhav's case, the Lahore High Court Bar Association today warned lawyers of stern action if they offered to legally represent the Indian national.

Lahore High Court Bar Association warned that it will take action against any lawyer who extends his services to Kulbhushan Jadhav, who has been sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court.

"The LHBA has unanimously decided to cancel the membership of any lawyer who offers his services to Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav," Lahore High Court Bar Association secretary-general Amer Saeed Raan said after a meeting of the bar.

He said the bar has asked the government not to bow to any foreign pressure in the case of Jadhav.

"India has declared Jadhav its son and is putting pressure on the Pakistani government for his release. We demand that the Indian spy who is involved in playing with lives of Pakistanis should not be spared and the government (should) ensure his hanging," he said.


First Published: Friday, April 14, 2017 - 15:07

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New Delhi: Former foreign secretary Bhupatray Shashank on Thursday said Pakistan has been giving different expressions all along on alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav, adding that India must consider concrete strategy to deal with Islamabad.

"Initially Pakistan government was saying that it has not yet reached a stage in the matter of investigation to share with the international community. It shows that there were different voices and they were giving different expression all along on Kulbhushan.

Ultimately when the decision was made it was military courts decision.This action against Kulbhhushan Jadhav is against all norms of international conduct. Whatever they have been trying to do for bilateral relations with India they seem to have forgotten all that process," Shashank told ANI.

He further said that the Indian Government should consider various strategies to deal with Pakistan in a situation when the latter is speaking in different voices.

"Pakistan is going through various internal churns and military seems to be trying to impose its will on everyone else. The military is taking the decision on substantive matters. India should consider all these factors and see where it goes from here," he added.

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) earlier in the day said that India has no information of Jadhav's whereabouts, adding that Pakistan's 'indefensible' verdict is violation of basic norms of law, justice and international relations.

"Kulbhushan Jadhav is a kidnapped innocent Indian, who is a retired officer of the Indian Navy. And these two facts were communicated to Pakistan one year ago when the matter of his illegal custody came to our knowledge. We had made 13 requests for the consular access, but it was denied by the Pakistan," MEA official spokesperson Gopal Baglay told the media here.

"What is his condition, where is he being held, these facts cannot be ascertained. The Pakistan Government has also not shared with us his location or any specific details as to how and where is he being held and what is his condition," he added.

Crying foul over the proceedings against Jadhav, Bagley said that the former has been denied proper defence, adding the verdict is indefensible.

"No due process has been followed in the proceedings which is complete violation of basic norms of law, justice and international relations," he added.

Baglay further said that Pakistan's High Commissioner Abdul Basit was summoned as soon as the information of Jadhav's death sentence came to India's knowledge.

"It was made clear to the Pakistan Government that given the circumstances of the case namely kidnapping of Jadhav, absence of any credible evidence to substantiate the concocted charges against him and the farcical nature of proceedings against him. the Government of India will regard it as premeditated murder if the indefensible sentence awarded to him were carried out," he added.

Reiterating External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj's assertion, Baglay said lack of evidence and denial of consular access shows that charges levelled against Jadhav are baseless.

"The EAM also informed the Parliament that Government of Pakistan had approached us this year to access the investigation and this further underlines the insufficiency of evidence," he added.

Stating that Jadhav's matter is associated with the sentiments of the nation, Baglay said the Parliament has spoken in one voice on it and would ensure justice to the former.

"The senior ministers of government have told the Parliament that government will do everything that is possible to ensure justice to Kulbhushan. We are engaged in achieving this objective," he added.

Earlier, Swaraj warned Islamabad of consequences in bilateral relations if Jadhav's death sentence is carried out.

She said if the decision of the Pakistani court is implemented then it will be a pre-meditated murder asserting that there was no evidence against Jadhav.

Jadhav, who was arrested in March last year by Pakistan and accused of espionage, was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on Monday triggering tension between the two Asian neighbours.




First Published: Thursday, April 13, 2017 - 23:04
 

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