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Who is Kulbhushan Jadhav

Kulbhushan Jadhav is an Indian national who is on the death row in Pakistan. He is accused of carrying out espionage and sabotage activities against Pakistan at the behest of India's intelligence agency. India has denied the allegations.
 
Pakistan claims the former Indian Navy officer was arrested on March 3, 2016 in Balochistan. The Indian side, however, maintains that he was kidnapped from Iran, where he was running a business in the port city of Chabahar after a “premature retirement” from the Navy.
 
The execution was stayed by Pakistan after India filed an appeal against the judgement at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on May 18, 2017. The Court pronounced its verdict in the case on July 17, 2019, rejecting India's appeal for Jadhav's release and ordered Pakistan to suspend the execution.
 
ICJ ruled that Pakistan will have to review the entire process of trial and conviction of Jadhav and provide India with consular access.
 
Following the order, Islamabad granted consular access to Jadhav. On September 2, 2019, Indian Charge d' Affaires Gaurav Ahluwalia met Jadhav at a Pakistani sub-jail.
 
The "confession video"
 
Almost a month after his arrest, Pakistan released a video of Jadhav "confessing" to being a spy. The Ministry of External Affairs, however, rejected the video saying it was doctored and fake.
 
In the video, Jadhav said he had been directing various activities in Karachi and Balochistan and that he was still with the Indian Navy.
 
Who is Kulbhushan Jadhav?
 
Jadhav, a former Indian Navy officer, was born in Sangli, Maharashtra, on April 16, 1970 to Sudhir and Avanti Jadhav. His father is a retired Mumbai Police officer.
 
Jadhav is married and has two children. His family resides in Mumbai.
 
Pakistan's claims and India's response
 
Pakistan claims that Jadhav entered Chabahar in 2003 with a fake passport that showed his name as Hussain Mubarak Patel. Pakistani officials claimed that his job was to destabilise Pakistan by strengthening a separatist movement in Balochistan and Karachi.
 
India has refuted the claims, saying Jadhav was kidnapped from Iran, where he was running a business.

Chronology of events in the Kulbhushan Jadhav case:

March 3, 2016: The date Pakistan claims Kulbhushan Jadhav was arrested

March 25, 2016: Pakistan informs India about the arrest

May 8, 2017: India moves ICJ against Pakistan

May 15, 2017: ICJ hears India's request for provisional measures. Pakistan asks the court to reject the request.

May 18, 2017: ICJ issues binding order to Pakistan asking it to take all measures to prevent the execution of Jadhav pending final judgment of the court. 

December 25, 2017: Jadhav meets his mother and wife after Pakistan allow them to see him.

February 18-21, 2019: Final hearings takes place in the ICJ

July 17, 2019:  ICJ rules Pakistan must review Kulbhushan Jadhav’s death sentence

July 19, 2019: Pakistan grants consular access

September 2, 2019: Indian officials meet Jadhav in Pakistan

Latest Updates on Kulbhushan Jadhav

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday questioned the central government's conscience and said whether Bilkis Bano should get justice or not

Updated On: 10 Aug 2023 | 3:31 PM IST

Pakistan's Parliament in its joint sitting on Wednesday enacted a law to give Indian death-row prisoner Kulbhushan Jadhav the right to file a review appeal against his conviction by a military court.

Updated On: 18 Nov 2021 | 2:31 AM IST

A top court in Pakistan allowed India more time to appoint a lawyer to represent death-row prisoner Kulbhushan Jadhav in the court to hear a review of his conviction and sentencing by a military court

Updated On: 05 Oct 2021 | 11:05 PM IST

He also said that there will be a lot of repercussions if Pakistan will not act according to the verdict of the International Court of Justice

Updated On: 23 Oct 2020 | 6:06 PM IST

Pakistan rejected India's demand that an Indian lawyer or a Queen's counsel should be appointed for death-row prisoner Kulbhushan Jadhav to ensure a free and fair trial in this country

Updated On: 19 Sep 2020 | 6:35 AM IST

"We have informed India that only those lawyers are allowed to appear in Pakistani courts who have a license to practice law in Pakistan"

Updated On: 19 Sep 2020 | 12:01 AM IST

Despite India trying to appoint a defence counsel for Jadhav using diplomatic channels, Pakistan has said that only "locally registered lawyers" will be allowed to appear before the bench

Updated On: 11 Sep 2020 | 7:08 AM IST

A high court in Pakistan directed the federal government to give India another opportunity to appoint a lawyer to represent death-row prisoner Kulbhushan Jadhav as it adjourned hearing for a month

Updated On: 03 Sep 2020 | 9:44 PM IST

"The ICJ judgment clearly says that the review and reconsideration process would be carried out in Pakistani courts as per the laws of Pakistan," Chaudhri said

Updated On: 28 Aug 2020 | 12:01 AM IST

External affairs ministry spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said India is in touch with Pakistan through diplomatic channels on the issue relating to Jadhav

Updated On: 20 Aug 2020 | 10:01 PM IST

India on Friday said that Pakistan has consistently failed to address core issues in the implementation of ICJ judgment in Kulbhushan Jadhav case.

Updated On: 14 Aug 2020 | 8:53 PM IST

Responding to a question on Jadhav, Pakistan Army spokesman Major General Babar Iftikhar said, The decision of the ICJ on Kulbhushan is being implemented"

Updated On: 13 Aug 2020 | 9:31 PM IST

The MEA spokesperson says Pakistan is not only in violation of the judgment of ICJ, but also of its own ordinance

Updated On: 08 Aug 2020 | 11:26 AM IST

In 2017, India approached the ICJ against Pakistan for denial of consular access to Jadhav and challenging the death sentence

Updated On: 06 Aug 2020 | 11:55 PM IST

The Islamabad High Court has asked the federal government of Imran Khan to give another offer and opportunity to India in the Kulbhushan Jadhav case

Updated On: 04 Aug 2020 | 2:30 PM IST

"We reserve our position in the matter which includes the right to avail of further remedies," Srivastava added

Updated On: 30 Jul 2020 | 11:36 PM IST

However, the main parties, including the government of India, have not been consulted ahead of the filing of the application by the Ministry of Law and Justice under a federal ordinance

Updated On: 22 Jul 2020 | 10:27 PM IST

The Indian government said the second access was "neither meaningful nor credible," and Jadhav appeared visibly under stress

Updated On: 17 Jul 2020 | 5:45 PM IST

External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said Jadhav was "visibly under stress" and indicated that clearly to the Indian consular officers

Updated On: 17 Jul 2020 | 1:45 AM IST

On Thursday, Pakistan Foreign Office claimed that two consular officers of the Indian High Commission in Islamabad were provided 'unimpeded and uninterrupted' consular access to Jadhav

Updated On: 16 Jul 2020 | 11:54 PM IST