Pakistan’s National Assembly on Monday extended by four months an ordinance issued earlier this year to allow former Indian naval officer K...
Pakistan’s National Assembly on Monday extended by four months an ordinance issued earlier this year to allow former Indian naval officer Kulbhushan Jadhav to appeal against his conviction and death sentence in court, Dawn reported on Tuesday. The extension is in accordance with a ruling by the International Court of Justice, where India and Pakistan are engaged in a legal battle.
The International Court of Justice (Review and Reconsideration) Ordinance was promulgated in May and was set to expire on September 17, the Hindustan Times reported on Wednesday.
Earlier this month, the Pakistan government had approached the Islamabad High Court to appoint a defence lawyer to represent Jadhav for filing the appeal against his conviction and sentencing. On September 3, the court ordered the Pakistan government to give India another opportunity to appoint a lawyer to represent Jadhav. It will now hear the case on October 5.
Last month, the Islamabad High Court had constituted a larger three-member bench to hear the petition filed by the government to appoint a legal representative for Jadhav. The court said that the lawyer should be a Pakistani national. But India wants Jadhav to be represented by an Indian lawyer.
The case
A Pakistani military court had sentenced Jadhav to death in April 2017 for allegedly spying for India. Jadhav’s execution was stayed after India...
