Pakistan on Saturday said its High Commissioner Sohail Mahmood met External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, but dismissed as "speculative" the reports in media that the two discussed the issue of Kulbhushan Jadhav, who was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court in April for his alleged involvement in espionage and terrorist activities.
The Pakistani Foreign Office issued a statement after reports in the media claimed that Sushma asked Mahmood to drop all charges against Jadhav and send him back for any progress in bilateral ties.
The International Court of Justice in May halted 46-year-old Jadhav's execution on India's appeal.
Foreign Office spokesman Nafees Zakaria on Saturday confirmed that Mahmood met Swaraj on October 17 but asserted that it was a routine meeting by the diplomat who recently assumed office as Pakistan's new High Commissioner to India.
"While broad contours of bilateral relations were deliberated upon during this interaction, no specific case came under discussion. Therefore, the reports appearing in the Indian media are speculative," Zakaria said.