Pakistan Govt Moves HC Regarding Death Sentence of Kulbhushan Jadhav to Reportedly Appoint Counsel And Implement ICJ's Decision of Fair Trial

Islamabad, July 22: Pakistan Government has filed an application in Islamabad High Court regarding the death sentence of Indian national, Kulbhushan Jadhav. According to reports, the Imran Khan government in Pakistan moved the Islamabad High Court for the appointment of a legal representative for Kulbhushan Jadhav to meet the requirements of a fair trial, according to Pakistan media. Pakistan Offers Third Consular Access to India For Kulbhushan Jadhav, Reportedly Accepts India's Demand to Not Have Security Personnel During Meeting.

Pakistan offered third consular access to India for Kulbhushan Jadhav on Friday. A note verbale was sent accepting India's demand to not have security personnel during the meeting, informed Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi.

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Last week, Pakistan had granted India consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav. However, India slammed Pakistan, hours after Indian consular officers met Kulbhushan Jadhav. The MEA stated that it was evident from a camera, that was visible, that the conversation with Jadhav was being recorded. The MEA further mentioned that Jadhav himself was visibly under stress and indicated that clearly to the consular officers.

Talking about the case, Kulbhushan Jadhav is a retired Indian Navy officer, jailed in Pakistan on espionage charges. Jadhav was arrested by Pakistani security agencies in Balochistan in March 2016. In next year, in 2017, Pakistan announced he was given a death sentence by a military court. India then moved the International Court of Justice against Pakistan for denying consular access to Jadhav. India further challenged the death sentence awarded to Jadhav.

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