LAHORE: Pakistan on Tuesday rejected India’s objections in the case of convicted Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav in its reply submitted to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), a private TV channel reported.
The reply was submitted by Foreign Office Director India Dr Fareha Bugti. This was the first reply by Pakistan in counter-pleading, and overall the second in the case so far.
Pakistan, in its rejoinder, gave detailed answers to India’s submissions to the international court and rejected Indian objections in the case. The reply comprises over 400 pages.
Following Jadhav’s arrest and death sentencing by Pakistan in 2016, India had approached the world court to halt his execution. Dr Bugti had also submitted Pakistan’s counter-pleading in December last year.
The 400-page reply – a rejoinder to India’s last reply – had been prepared by a team of experts led by the attorney general.
Commander Jadhav – an on-duty Indian navy officer working for Indian covert agency Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) – was arrested on March 3, 2016, from Balochistan, after he entered into Pakistan from Iran. Jadhav was tried in a military court which sentenced him to death for espionage and subversive activities.
Published in Daily Times, July 18th 2018.
