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Govt plans to swap high-value Pakistani prisoner to save Kulbhushan Jadhav

Pakistan has denied all requests for consular access, MEA spokesperson said

File photo of Kulbhushan Jadhav
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File photo of former Indian naval officer Kulbhushan Jadhav who has been sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on charges of 'espionage'

BS Web Team New Delhi
As India-Pakistan ties remain heated with the neighbouring nation's latest step to impose death sentence on former naval officer Kulbhushan Jadhav, the Union government is exploring all the options that can be taken to save Jadhav.

The government is planning to identify a “high-value” Pakistani prisoner in India’s custody and negotiate a trade-off, a report published in The Indian Express said.

Another option available for the government is to identify and negotiate on an issue in a manner that could benefit Pakistan. But, the report also suggests that some in the establishment have warned of the risk