Pakistan's foreign office spokesperson Muhammad Faisal was quoted as telling Dawn News: "There was something in the shoe and it is being investigated."Mr Faisal also said that Mr Kulbhushan Jadhav's wife had been provided replacement shoes and all her jewellery was returned to her.
In an official statement, Pakistan rejected as "baseless" India's contentions that Mr Jadhav's family was harassed.The Foreign Office said Pakistan "does not wish to indulge in a meaningless battle of words".
It said: "If Indian concerns were serious, the guests or the Indian Deputy High Commissioner should have raised them during the visit, with the media, which was readily available, but at a safe distance, as requested by India."India has accused Pakistan of violating the mutual agreement on the Jadhav family visit and has also said Mr Jadhav appeared coerced and "under considerable stress" during the tightly-controlled interaction.
Mr Jadhav's mother and wife were forced to change their clothes and remove "mangal sutra, bangles and bindi", said New Delhi.Mr Jadhav, meeting his family eight months after being sentenced to death, sat behind a glass screen and spoke through the intercom. Pakistan tweeted photos and apparently recorded the entire interaction on video.
