Pak rules out giving India second consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav
Islamabad, Sep 12: Pakistan on Thursday ruled out giving India a second consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav who has been sentenced to death by a military court on charges of "espionage and terrorism".
Jadhav, 49, was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on charges of "espionage and terrorism" in April 2017, following which India had moved the International Court of Justice (ICJ), seeking a stay on his death sentence and further remedies.
Charge d'Affaires at the Indian High Commission in Islamabad Gaurav Ahluwalia met Jadhav on September 2 for two hours after Pakistan granted consular access to the retired Indian Navy officer following a directive from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in July.
"There is no other meeting," Pakistan Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mohammad Faisal said in response to a question about Pakistan giving consular access to Jadhav again.
Pakistan claims that its security forces arrested Jadhav from the restive Balochistan province on March 3, 2016 after he reportedly entered from Iran.
However, India maintains that Jadhav was kidnapped from Iran where he had business interests after retiring from the Navy.
Pakistan foreign ministry spokesperson also announced that Pakistan would charge USD 20 per person as service fee for the Kartarpur Corridor.
"Pakistan will charge USD 20 per person as service fees, not entrance fees, for the Kartarpur Corridor, Faisal said.
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Five cases of KFD infection reported in Shivamogga district; one in Chikkamagaluru
Shivamogga: Cases of the Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD) are being reported in the district, according to the Health Department, with five residents of Billodi village, Hosanagara taluk, reportedly being infected with the virus.
As a 55-year-old woman in the village was infected last week, the Health Department conducted a health check-up of the locals and found four more cases of KFD in Billodi. Of them four patients were found to be women and one was a man. The Health Department has stated that the health condition of the five is stable.
Cases of KFD infection were normally reported in the state from the start of January every year. A two-month advance in the survey this year, however, has revealed cases where people were infected in November, which is completely unexpected.
Since vaccination for prevention of KFD infection was halted three years ago, the Health Department is keeping watch for cases of the disease, as some of the cases were reported in places that were clear of ticks and carcasses of infected monkeys.
Farmers in Malnad region are harvesting their areca crops and undertaking other agricultural activities. Incidentally, four of the five positive cases reported in Billodi village are of people who are involved in arecanut cultivation and regularly visit forests.
In addition to Shivamogga, one case of KFD infection has been reported from Chikkamagaluru, with one resident of Kammaradi village in Koppa taluk being found infected with the virus.
As this is the first case of KFD infection in Chikkamagaluru district, the Health Department has increased its survey to find more cases.
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