Pakistan’s claim on swapping Kulbhushan Jadhav another imaginary lie, says India

Asif had told a gathering at the Asia Society in New York on September 26 that Pakistan received a proposal to swap Jadhav for a terrorist who carried out the 2014 Peshawar school attack and is now jailed in Afghanistan.

MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said the statement by the office of the Afghan NSA suggested that Asif’s claim was another addition to the “long list of imaginary lies” by the Pakistani establishment. The statement by Atmar’s office said that during the meeting, the two sides discussed a variety of issues, including bilateral cooperation. “There was no mention or reference of India or an Indian citizen,” it said, adding Atmar was hopeful the record of the meetings are reported accurately and facts not “misconstrued”.

Referring to Pakistan’s use of a “fake picture” in the United Nations General Assembly recently, Kumar said the Pakistan minister’s claim was another lie. “If you have gone through the press release (from Afghan NSA’s office), it seems this is one more addition to the long list of imaginary lies as stories which have been created by the Pakistani establishment,” he said.