Protest outside Pakistan High commission in Delhi

Pakistani military court has sentenced an alleged Indian spy to death, drawing an angry reaction from India.

Scores of protesters gathered outside the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi on Tuesday against Pakistan's death sentence given to Kulbhushan Jadhav.

Meanwhile, Jadhav's friends in Mumbai have started a campaign to bring him safely back to home. While speaking to ANI, T Pawar said,"We have started a campaign for release of Jadhav. The government of India needs to toughen its stand and push Pakistan to change its decision.''

Earlier on Tuesday, India issued a stern warning after Pakistan sentenced to death an Indian 'spy' caught last year on charges of espionage and waging war against Islamabad.

The Pak ministry, in a press release, said the man identified as Kulbushan Sudhir Jadhav, was tried and convicted by a military court martial "for his involvement in espionage and sabotage activities against Pakistan."

It also said he was arrested in the turbulent province of Balochistan in March 2016 and confessed to having been tasked by Indian intelligence agency RAW "to plan, coordinate and organize espionage/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."

He was said to be based in the Iranian port city of Chabahar and was arrested on March 3, 2016, after crossing into Balochistan.

India on Monday summoned Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit and issued a demarche against Pakistani military court for awarding death sentence to Jadhav, who Islamabad claims was arrested during an anti-terror operation in Balochistan's Mashkel area in March, 2016.

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