Consular Access  

India accepted the consular access extended by Pakistan to death-row convict Kulbhushan Jadhav and a senior Indian diplomat is meeting him on Monday, official sources said as tensions over Kashmir simmer between the two countries. IAF Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman flew a joint sortie with Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa in MiG-21 fighter. In today's sortie, the two took off in the MiG-21 trainer from Pathankot and flew for 30 minutes. For the top stories of the day, watch MyNation in 100seconds. 

Kulbhushan Jadhav, a retired Indian Navy officer, was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on charges of espionage and terrorism in April 2017

Earlier, Pakistan Foreign Office spokesman Mohammad Faisal had said that Kulbhushan Jadhav will be granted consular access by Friday. Pakistan is awaiting India’s response, he said.  
 

Pakistan foreign ministry said that modalities of granting consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav are being worked out. Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath held the Congress responsible for the Sohanbhadra shootout. Watch MyNation in 100 seconds for the top headlines from across the country. 
 

Pakistan foreign ministry said that modalities of granting consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav are being worked out. Jadhav has been informed of his rights under the Vienna Convention on consular relations, said the ministry

Ruling in favour of India, the International Court of Justice has directed Pakistan not to execute Kulbhushan Jadhav, while also granting him consular access. The court also observed that Pakistan had indeed violated the Vienna Convention