US experts question Pak’s decision to execute Kulbhushan Jadhav

Washington, April 12 : Top US experts have expressed concern over Pakistan’s decision to give death penalty to Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav as they warned that Islamabad wants to send a “strong message” to India against isolating it on the world stage.
Jadhav, 46, was awarded the death sentence by military Field General Court Martial under the Army Act for his alleged involvement in terrorism and espionage. The death sentence was confirmed by Army Chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa.
“Apart from the gross irregularities in the Jadhav situation, such as the lack of consular access and the secrecy surrounding the surprise court-martial, what struck me the most is the contrast between the speed of Mr Jadhav’s trial set against the endless postponements for that of the Mumbai attackers,” Alyssa Ayres, a former senior State Department official in its South and Central Asia Bureau said.“The latter case, by contrast, has been in a continual state of prolongation for nearly nine years,” Ayres said. She is currently senior fellow for India, Pakistan and South Asia at the Council on Foreign Relations, a top American think tank.