Delhi (The Stellar News): Pakistan Parliament in a joint session gave Kulbhuhan Jadav the right to appeal as per the decision of International Court of Justice (ICJ).
Last month, the top court in Pakistan allowed India more time to appoint a lawyer to represent death-row prisoner Kulbhushan Jadav in the court to hear a review of his conviction and sentencing by a military court.
Jadhav, a 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.
India approached the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against Pakistan for denial of consular access to Jadhav and challenging the death sentence.
After hearing both sides, the Hague-based ICJ issued a verdict in July 2019, asking Pakistan to give India consular access to Jadhav and also ensure review of his conviction.
A three-judge bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC), comprising Chief Justice Athar Minallah, Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb, heard the case by the law ministry regarding designating a lawyer for Jadhav.
Attorney General for Pakistan Khalid Javed Khan reminded the court that it had passed an order on May 5 asking the authorities to make one more effort to contact India for the appointment of a counsel.
He informed the court that the message was conveyed to India but there has been no response so far.
Khan also told the court that India wanted consular access to Jadhav in a separate room, but the authorities cannot take the risk of leaving him alone with Indian representatives.
“They can cause harm to him even by just shaking hands with him,” he said.
He claimed Pakistan was making efforts for a complete implementation on the decision of review and reconsideration of the ICJ, but India was creating hurdles.
