After one year and ten months after Pakistan claimed to have understood Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav for spying, a charge denied by India, Kulbhushan Jadhav finally met his wife Chetankul and mother Avanti across a glass wall at the Pakistan foreign office.His wife and mother first visited the Indian High Commission in the Pakistani capital, after which they moved to meet Jadhav at the Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA).

Indian Deputy High Commissioner in Islamabad JP Singh was also present during the meeting.Pakistan Rangers, Anti-Terrorism Squads (ATS) and sharpshooters were deployed at the rooftops, in view of the meeting. Other than media and security personnel, no other traffic was allowed in the area around the Pakistan MoFA building.

Jadhav's family reached the Pakistani capital earlier in the day via Dubai. They arrived in an unnamed commercial flight and are scheduled to leave later in the evening.The meeting is expected to last between 15 minutes to an hour, and the two women would be allowed to speak to the media if they wish to.Pakistan had agreed to assist the visit of Jadhav's kin and also assured about their safety, security, and freedom of movement in the country.Meanwhile, the Pakistan Foreign Office, in a statement, has clarified that Jadhav was not given diplomat access