Pakistan claims shoes worn by Jadhav’s wife were ‘suspicious’

Shortly after India slapped Pakistan with the allegation of harassing Kulbushan Jadhav’s family, the Foreign Office (FO) clarified the matter to set the record straight.

Rejecting India’s harassment claim, the FO said that Jadhav’s wife was asked to take off her shoes as they appeared ‘suspicious’.

“The Indian baseless allegations and twists that come 24 hours later, about the visit of the wife and mother of Commander Jadhav are categorically rejected,” it said in a statement on Tuesday night.

The FO said that the soles of Jadhav’s wife’s shoes were unusually thick, which led them to believe that something was planted in them. The wife was then provided with another pair of shoes while hers were sent for examination.

“Her jewellery and other items were returned to her, however, the shoes have been sent to a laboratory for examination,” the FO statement said.

Jadhav’s wife and mother met the self-confessed spy in Islamabad’s Foreign Office on Monday. The pair were accompanied by an Indian official who was not allowed to speak to Jadhav or hear the family’s conversation.

The Foreign Office said it did not wish to indulge in a meaningless battle of words with India. “Our openness and transparency belies these allegations,” it said. “If Indian concerns were serious, the guests or the Indian DHC should have raised them during the visit, with the media, which was readily available, but at a safe distance, as requested by India.”

The statement said Jadhav’s mother publicly thanked Pakistan for the humanitarian gesture and “nothing more needs to be said”.

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