"A request by India for consular access (to Kulbhushan Yadav) is under consideration," Foreign Office spokesperson Nafees Zakaria said in response to a question.
Kulbhushan Yadhav, who was reportedly arrested in Balochistan after he entered from Iran, has been accused by Pakistan of planning "subversive activities" in the country.
Pakistan Army had also released a "confessional video" of Yadav, who said he was the serving Indian Navy officer.
In the video, Yadav said that he arrived in Iran in 2003 and started a small business in Chahbahar.
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