ISLAMABAD, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan army said Monday that a military court has sentenced to death an "Indian agent of intelligence agency RAW," who was arrested for spying in 2016 in Balochistan Province.
The naval officer Kulbushan Sudhir Jadhav alias Hussein Mubarak Patel was arrested on March 3, 2016 in a counter-intelligence operation from Mashkel, Balochistan, for his involvement in espionage and sabotage activities against Pakistan, a statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations said.
"The spy has been tried through Field General Court Martial (FGCM) under Pakistan Army Act (PAA) and awarded death sentence," the statement add. Pakistani Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa has confirmed the death sentence.
The FGCM found Kulbushan Sudhir Jadhav guilty of all the charges.
The Indian agent confessed that he was tasked by RAW to plan, coordinate and organize espionage and sabotage activities aiming to destabilize and wage war against Pakistan by impeding the efforts of law enforcement agencies for restoring peace in Balochistan and Karachi, the army said.
The accused was provided with defending officer as per legal provisions, the statement said.
