Islamabad, June 4

Pakistan has denied consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav arrested allegedly for spying and conducting subversive activities in Balochistan province and Karachi city of Pakistan.“After due consideration, it has been decided not to grant consular access to Jadhav,” Dawn online on Saturday quoted a top security source as saying. The reason behind the decision was cited as Jadhav’s involvement in “subversive activities” in Pakistan, the source said.Pakistani forces had arrested Jadhav from Balochistan province in March. It was said that the retired navy officer was “a serving officer in the Indian Navy and deputed to Research and Analysis Wing ”.The External Affairs Ministry said Jadhav worked in the Indian Navy and Gautam Bambawale, Indian High Commissioner in Islamabad, sought consular access to him. “The said individual has no link with the government since his premature retirement from Indian Navy. We have sought consular access to him,” MEA spokesman Vikas Swarup said. —