New Delhi: India has asked Pakistan to provide "unimpeded" consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav in an environment free from the "fear of intimidation" and reprisal, in sync with the International Court of Justice's ruling in his case, official sources said on Friday. India sent a communication to Pakistan on Thursday, virtually turning down Islamabad's conditional offer of providing consular access to Jadhav on Friday afternoon. Around three days ago, Pakistan offered India consular access to Jadhav.

The offer came two weeks after the Hague-based ICJ ordered Pakistan to grant consular access to Jadhav without further delay. India's communication to Pakistan on Thursday made clear its position that the consular access must be "unimpeded" and should be in the light of the judgement by the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Official sources said Pakistan's response to India's communication is now awaited. "Pakistan has been asked yesterday to provide unimpeded consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav, in an environment free from the fear of intimidation and reprisal, in the light of the orders of the ICJ. Their response in now awaited," said a source.