New Delhi: India on Thursday demanded a sovereign guarantee from Pakistan to ensure the safety and well-being of the mother and wife of imprisoned former Indian naval officer Kulbhushan Jadhav, when they visit Pakistan to meet him. Last week, Pakistan said it is also “considering” India’s request to let Jadhav’s mother meet him, apart from his wife. India has said that they should “not be questioned, harassed or interrogated in any manner.
New Delhi has also demanded that a diplomat from the Indian High Commission in Islamabad be allowed to accompany them at all times including during the meeting with Jadhav. New Delhi had said Jadhav’s mother too should be allowed to accompany her since this is what Jadhav’s wife wants, with the MEA agreeing to the proposed visit of Jadhav’s wife to Pakistan to meet him. Pakistan is yet to respond to New Delhi’s request that Jadhav's mother too be allowed to meet him.
The demand that an Indian diplomat be allowed as an escort is different from the request for consular access.
