No conclusive proof against ‘Indian spy’ Jadhav: Aziz

ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI: Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif ’s foreign affairs adviser Sartaj Aziz said on Wednesday that the country’s intelligence agencies have presented its government with “insufficient evidence” against alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav, currently in jail. “The dossier on Jadhav contained mere statements. It did not have any conclusive evidence,” Aziz told Pakistan’s Senate, or upper house.
India reacted cautiously, with government sources saying Aziz’s statement was in-camera.
The source added that New Delhi could not go by media reports, citing Cyril Almeida’s report in Dawn about civilian-military dissonance that was subsequently denied by the Sharif government — albeit under the Pakistani army’s pressure.
"We need time to verify the Aziz statement before forming a response,” an Indian government source said. Aziz is also learnt to have said: “What the dossier contained was not enough. Now it’s up to the concerned authorities (the army and ISI) how long they take to give us more matter on the agent.”
Jadhav was arrested during a raid in Balochistan in March. In a video released by the military later, he allegedly admitted to directing various “subversive activities” in Karachi and Balochistan at the behest of India’s RAW since 2013.
Since Kulbhushan’s arrest, PM Nawaz Sharif has drawn flak from opposition parties for not raising his “spying” at any forum. “Sharif did not even mention the name of Jadhav, who has told court about India’s direct involvement in terrorism inside Pakistan,” said Pakistan People’s Party vice-president Sherry Rehman.
Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e- Insaf criticized him for "not telling the world that India was sponsoring terrorism in Pakistan."