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Kulbhushan is our son, will go to any extent to save him: India

By Monitoring Report
April 12, 2017

Sushma Swaraj threatens of dire consequences if Kulbhushan executed

NEW DELHI: Indian Minister for External Affairs Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday cautioned Pakistan of “consequences” if it proceeded with the death sentence of RAW agent Kulbhushan Yadav.

Speaking in parliament on Yadav’s death sentence, Swaraj said India would go to any extent to “save” Yadav, whom she termed a “son of India”, the Indian media reported.“I would caution the Pakistan government to consider the consequences for our bilateral relationship if they proceed on this matter,” she said, as quoted by the Indian media.

The external affairs minister labelled the charges against Yadav as “concocted” and claimed there was no evidence of wrongdoing by him.On Monday, Pakistan sentenced Kulbhushan Yadav to death for carrying out espionage and sabotage activities in Balochistan and Karachi.

Chief of the Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa confirmed the death sentence awarded by the Field General Court Martial under the Pakistan Army Act.In response, India lodged a formal protest with Pakistan over Yadav’s death sentence and announced that in case the punishment was carried out it would regard it as ‘premeditated murder’.

Pakistan, however, rejected the Indian objections to the RAW agent’s death sentence, saying the country’s national security is Islamabad’s utmost priority.“You can’t sponsor terrorism and then summon an ambassador to protest over the sentence of terrorists. Nothing matters more than national security,” Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit told the Indian media after meeting officials of India’s Ministry of External Affairs on Monday.  speaking with Geo News said that India should now get it clear that they can’t dominate Pakistan on the basis of their artillery.

“We will never compromise on our national security. It’s a law practised in every single country to give death sentence to spies. We are following the same rule. We have always aimed for better bilateral relations but India is adamant to stick with anti-Pakistan rhetoric.”

Chaudhry said that the entire parliament, people of Pakistan will never make a deal or compromise on the national sovereignty. “Let a strong message be given to New Delhi, we will continue to take strict action against espionage in light of domestic and international laws.” The PML-N leader said that Indian reactions would not change any policy decision related to Kulbhushan.