Kulbhushan Jadhav, the 51-year-old retired Indian Navy officer, was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on charges of espionage and terrorism in April 2017.

Earlier, a UK judge rejected the United States' request to extradite Julian Assange in connection with an espionage case

The US government said it will appeal the decision

Le Carre's literary agency confirmed he died in Cornwall, southwest England on Saturday after a short illness.

Freelance journalist Rajeev Sharma was arrested under the Official Secrets Act on September 14.

Kulbhushan Jadhav has decided to go ahead with his pending mercy plea.

The Indian government has ordered the two Pakistan High Commission officials to leave country within 24 hours.

The International Court Of Justice delivers its verdict in the case of Kulbhushan Jadhav, the Indian national currently on death row in Pakistan.

Kulbhushan Jadhav, a former Indian Navy officer, was kidnapped by Pakistani agencies on March 3, 2016, from Iran where he was in connection with his business.

Assange was expected to appear from prison via video link at a brief extradition hearing on Thursday at Westminster Magistrates' Court.

Each spy chief had had his doubts as the book progressed. Durrani was getting cold feet, Dulat twice privately wondered whether it was worth going ahead, reminisces journalist Aditya Sinha who collaborated with the two for a first-of-its-kind spy book.