Live updates: Indian envoy's meeting with Kulbhushan Jadhav ends, say sources

A day after Pakistan offered India consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav, India on Monday accepted Pakistan's offer. India's Deputy High Commissioner to Pakistan Gaurav Ahluwalia will meet Jadhav for approximately two hours. Incidentally, India has been seeking consular access for him for the last three years.

A source said, "We hope that Pakistan will ensure the right atmosphere so that the meeting is free, fair, meaningful and effective in keeping with the letter and spirit of the ICJ orders."

Jadhav, 49, was kidnapped from Balochistan by Pakistani security forces on March 2016, on false allegations that he was an Indian spy. India's multiple requests for consular access had been rejected by Pakistan for which the ICJ held the country guilty of violating the Vienna Convention.

Here are the live updates:

02 September 2019

15:42 IST

The meeting between the Indian envoy and Jadhav lasted for around two hours, say sources.

15:08 IST

Indian envoy's meeting with Kulbhushan Jadhav comes to an end, according to Zee News sources.