Islamabad Dec 25 (IANS) The mother and wife of alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav met him at the Pakistan Foreign Office here but with a glass panel separating them and spoke to them through an intercom. The Pakistan Foreign Office released photos of Jadhav who is on death row meeting his family after a gap of 22 months.
The meeting started at 2.18 p.m. and was still in progress according to the Foreign Office. Indian Deputy High Commissioner J.P. Singh who accompanied Jadhav s family was seen watching the reunion from a distance.
Pakistan Foreign Office spokesperson Mohammed Faisal tweeted images showing Jadhav speaking to his mother Avanti and wife through an intercom with a glass panel separating them.
Pakistani authorities have said the meeting was allowed "purely on humanitarian grounds" though it did not allow one-on-one meeting between Jadhav and his family.
--IANS
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