Kulbhushan Jadhav (File Photo) Kulbhushan Jadhav (File Photo)Maintaining its old stand, Pakistan has again rejected India’s demand for consular access to former Navy officer Kulbhushan Jadhav, saying it would be a “travesty of logic” to link his case with Indian civilian prisoners languishing in Pakistani jails. “The Indian attempt to equate Commander Jadhav’s case with civilian prisoners and fishermen is a travesty of logic,” Pakistan’s Foreign Office said in a statement released on Sunday. The denial for consular access came a day after India and Pakistan exchanged a list of prisoners lodged in each other’s jails. The lists were exchanged as per the provisions of the bilateral agreement on consular access signed on May 21, 2008. “In contrast, 20 Pakistani civilian prisoners who have completed their sentence still await repatriation, while consular access to 107 Pakistani fishermen and 85 civilian Pakistani prisoners is also pending,” it said.

Source: Indian Express July 02, 2017 15:30 UTC