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Kulbhushan Jadhav's location is unknown

Pakistan Army Chief Qamar Javed Bajwa said that there would be no compromise on Jadhav's death sentence.

New Delhi/Islamabad: India is placing its fourteenth request to Pakistan for consular access to former Indian naval officer Kulbhushan Jadhav through the Indian High Commission in Islamabad, government sources said in New Delhi on Thursday.

India’s ministry of external affairs (MEA) also said it had “no information” on reports that a former Pakistan Army officer of the rank of lieutenant colonel had been kidnapped near the Indo-Nepal border on the Nepalese side, sparking speculation that a prisoner swap was being considered as a last option by the government to save Mr Jadhav, who has been sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court.

However, Pakistan Army Chief Qamar Javed Bajwa said that there would be no compromise on Mr Jadhav’s death sentence.

Pakistan has ignored 13 previous requests by India over the past year for consular access to Mr Jadhav. Pakistan has accused Mr Jadhav of carrying out sabotage activities on behalf of India, which has rejected the charges.

( Source : Deccan Chronicle with agency inputs )
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