Revelations galore
For those who are squeamish about the death penalty, sources say the state has no intention of stringing up Kulbhushan Jadhav, an Indian national arrested in Balochistan in March last year, on charges of spying. It’s been our position that Jadhav is a serving commander in the Indian Navy who was involved in subversive activity inside Pakistan. The Indians have recognized Jadhav as a former naval officer but deny any links with him and maintain that he took premature retirement and was possibly “abducted” from Iran. In April this year, Jadhav was sentenced to death by a military court, a verdict that the Indians have appealed in the International Court of Justice. Our mole has says that Jadhav has been singing in custody and has revealed the names and coordinates of many of his “collaborators”, leading to arrests across the country. Importantly, it was Jadhav who outed a large number of Baloch rebels which enabled the state to raid their hideouts and bring them in. Our mole says Jadhav’s “debriefing” continues to be revelatory, and the thinking is he’s more useful alive.
Tummy tuck
Life has changed for the Quaid-e-Qiwam in London, and not only after his abdomenoplasty or tummy tuck, but after the Karachi home base went through a transformation. Our mole says the Quaid checked into a pricey London hospital for his tummy tuck and his health improved as a result of weight loss, with the most obvious benefits for the old ticker which was overworked by his obesity. The other change in the Quaid’s life involves his hitherto faithful lieutenants, a coterie of about a dozen who stayed with him despite the breakup of the parent party in Karachi. But they had to reconsider their decision after their monthly salaries were cut off, the pipeline from Karachi having dried up. This former core group of the Quaid’s were in the habit of notching up an average of £ 3,000 to £ 4,000 per month from the Party, besides drawing on their Social Security payments as British citizens, making enough to live on. But with the monthly salary gone, the lieutenants have melted into thin air, leaving the Quaid to his own devices.