New Delhi | Jagran News Desk: Pakistan on Sunday said that it would grant India consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav -- a former naval officer who has been sentenced to death by a military court alleged for ‘espionage and terrorism’ -- on Monday.

“Consular access for Indian spy Commander Kulbhushan Jadhav, a serving Indian naval officer and RAW operative, is being provided on Monday, 2 September 2019, in line with Vienna Convention on Consular relations, ICJ judgement and the laws of Pakistan,” said Pakistan Foreign Office spokesperson Mohammad Faisal in a Tweet on Sunday.

“Commander Jadhav remains in Pakistan's custody, for espionage, terrorism and sabotage,” Faisal said in another Tweet.

This is the first time that 49-year-old Kulbhushan Jadhav will be given consular access.

This comes a month after Pakistan Foreign Office had announced that they would grant consular access to the 49-year-old Indian prisoner. India did not agree to the meeting since the terms and conditions were not suitable.

In July, the ICJ ruled in favour of India on the issue of granting consular access to the former naval officer. The ICJ had also asked Pakistan to immediately inform Jadhav of his rights under Article 36 of the Vienna Convention and to ensure “effective review and reconsideration of his conviction and sentences”.

Jadhav was sentenced to death by a Pakistan military court on charges of “espionage and terrorism” in April 2017, following which India had moved the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

One of the conditions put by Pakistan reportedly was the presence of a Pakistani official when Jadhav is allowed to meet Indian officials as part of the consular access.

India did not agree to the condition, making clear its position that the consular access must be "unimpeded" and should be in the light of the judgement by the ICJ.

Pakistan claims that its security forces arrested Jadhav from the restive Balochistan province on March 3, 2016, after he reportedly entered from Iran.

However, India maintains that Jadhav was kidnapped from Iran where he had business interests after retiring from the Navy.