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On Monday morning, ex-navy Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav was allowed to meet with his wife and mother. Arranged at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the convicted Indian spy had a 40-minute long meeting with the wife an mother. The two arrived in Islamabad via commercial flight, according to Foreign Office Spokesperson Dr. Muhammad Faisal.
Jadhav’s wife Chetankul and mother Avanti made a stop at the Indian High Commission before visiting him in Islamabad. According to Indian media, the two were accompanied by three Indian foreign ministry officials and JP Singh, Indian Deputy High Commissioner. “Both women looked very serious. They didn’t say anything despite journalists shouting questions at them. They quietly walked towards the building,” said BBC Hindi’s Shumaila Jeffery.
Jadhav was Allowed to Meet with his Family After 22 Months
Jadhav is convicted of the death penalty and therefore, was allowed to meet with his family. He was given a death sentence by a military court in April 2017.
Wife & mother of #KulbhushanJadhav meet him at Pakistan Foreign Affairs Ministry in Islamabad: Pak media pic.twitter.com/QqPyiSIK2O
— ANI (@ANI) December 25, 2017
In a Pre-Recorded Video, Jadhav Thanked Pakistan Government for Allowing him to Meet with his Family
“I requested a meeting with my wife and mother and I am thankful to Govt of Pakistan for this grand gesture.”
Have been treated with dignity and honour and in a very professional manner by Pakistani authorities, #KulbhushanJadhav
Cry loud India ?
We will soon hang this terrorist ? pic.twitter.com/Xi0RPBmlYK— Hina Kharal?? (@HinaKharal) December 25, 2017
Murderer of 1000s of Pakistanis, man who admitted to fuel the insurgency in Baluchistan seeing his mother and sister probably for the last time. #KulbhushanJadhav pic.twitter.com/n1xmDslEmk
— Fahad Malik (@Fahad4014) December 25, 2017
Indeed!
#KulbhushanJadhav family meeting, a gesture of kindness & justice by Pak as per Islamic teachings, no counsellor access given as Indian official was not allowed to talk to him. Tragic how Indian media is misleading their own ppl by portraying this as some kind of defeat for Pak. pic.twitter.com/HlzuKcsxNk
— Hamza Ali Abbasi (@iamhamzaabbasi) December 25, 2017
The Indians, However, were Not Happy with the Meeting and were Spreading Misleading News
Absolutely!
So I've spent the last few hours painstakingly going through Indian media coverage of #KulbhushanJadhav meet and I don't think I've laughed/ cringed this hard since Police Academy
— Zarrar Khuhro (@ZarrarKhuhro) December 26, 2017
LOL
Amazes me why some Indians after 70 years of Pak terrorist activity still expect it to behave in a civilised manner #KulbhushanJadhav
— Minhaz Merchant (@MinhazMerchant) December 25, 2017
Indians were Calling Pakistanis Inhumane
#KulbhushanJadhav looks awfully weak and tortured, was a physical meeting and consular access denied just so that the torture on his skin can't be captured? It's a shame that we are still continuing trade with this terror state. pic.twitter.com/cX1fBQ6RQA
— Sonam Mahajan (@AsYouNotWish) December 25, 2017
And the Indian Media Did
Pakistan made Kulbhushan Jadhav's mother and wife change their clothes, remove their bindis, the receiver on phone was glued with tape, they were only allowed to talk on the speaker & under some 100 cams, what is Pakistan trying to hide when it has all the proofs against Jadhav?
— Sonam Mahajan (@AsYouNotWish) December 26, 2017
According to the Indian media, the wife was harassed by Pakistanis – was forced to remove her bindi and mangalsutarr
If you are worried about Pakistani propaganda on #KulbhushanJadhav, you can relax. It won't come from Pakistan but rather from some Indian media working at Pakistan's behest
— Aveek Sen (@aveeksen) December 25, 2017
The Indians were Speculating that Jhadav has been Tortured in Pakistan
Part of Kulbhushan Jadhav's earlobe missing, dark bruises covered by makeup clearly visible on his shaven head, a dramatic amount of weight lost, made to speak (in a scripted fashion) to family in English instead of mother tongue.
If this doesn't boil your blood, nothing will. pic.twitter.com/DBhBd0uQ4j
— Sonam Mahajan (@AsYouNotWish) December 26, 2017
It was indeed a sign of gesture that the Pakistan government allowed a convicted spy to meet with his family – a man who is responsible killing hundreds. If it were for the Indians, a more extremist approach would have been implemented and despite that, the Indians are complaining and misleading news.