In response to queries from the media on consular access to Shri Jadhav, the Official Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said:
"The Charge d’ Affaires, High Commission of India in Islamabad, met Shri Kulbhushan Jadhav today. This meeting was held in the light of unanimous judgement of the International Court of Justice delivered on 17 July 2019 which found Pakistan in egregious violation
of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, 1963 on many counts and ordered Pakistan to provide Indian consular officers access to Shri Jadhav.
2. While we await a comprehensive report, it was clear that Shri Jadhav appeared to be under extreme pressure to parrot a false narrative to bolster Pakistan’s untenable claims. We will decide a further course of action after receiving a detailed report from
our Cd’A and determining the extent of conformity to the ICJ directives.
3. Today’s consular access is a part of the binding obligations of Pakistan, as ordered by the ICJ, to ensure effective review and reconsideration of the conviction and sentence awarded to Shri Jadhav through a farcical process.
4. External Affairs Minister has spoken to the mother of Shri Jadhav and briefed her of today’s developments.
5. The Government remains committed to continue to work towards ensuring that Shri Jadhav receives justice at the earliest and returns safely to India."
New Delhi
September 02, 2019