Foreign Office spokesperson Dr Faisal asserted on Saturday that Pakistan is fully prepared for Kulbhushan Jadhav case.
Speaking exclusively to Dunya News, he maintained that Pakistan’s stance in the case is very strong.
“India’s acts of terrorism in Pakistan have been revealed. It has the habit of leveling allegations. If India has evidence in Pulwama attack, it should share it with us. We will take action. However; no proof has yet been provided,” declared the spokesperson.
He told that Foreign Ministry’s website is being restored after India’s cyber attack.
Pakistan has submitted its written reply in the ongoing Kulbhushan Jadhav case before the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
The confession of Jadhav has also been made part of the reply. The Indian spy had admitted that he was sent to Pakistan to destroy and spy over China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
Jadhav revealed that he was tasked with spreading terrorism in Balochistan and Karachi. “He also confessed to be involved in SSP Chaudhry Aslam’s murder,” added the reply.
It also maintained that Indian government issued passport to Jadhav in the name of Hussain Mubarak Patel.
“Kulbhushan is a spy and cannot be given consular access as per Vienna convention,” clarifies Pakistan.
The reply went on to questioned that how Jadhav was able to travel to Mumbai and Delhi 17 times if the passport was fake.
The ICJ will formally commence public hearing on the conviction of Indian spy commander Kulbhushan Jadhav from February 18 for which a Pakistani delegation reached The Hague on Friday for oral arguments.
Attorney General Anwar Mansoor would lead the Pakistani delegation whereas Director General South Asia Dr Mohammad Faisal would lead the Foreign Office side.
An Indian team will present its arguments on the case from February 18, while the Pakistani team will be given a chance to present their case on February 20.
The diplomatic sources said that the Pakistani lawyers will submit their statement in response to India’s arguments on February 21. Attorney General and officials of Ministry of Law and Foreign Affairs will also attend the hearing.
Former chief justice Tasadduq Jillani will perform his duties as adhoc judge, while Pakistan will respect the decision of the International Court of Justice.
Sources said that the Indian has not yet provided evidence of Kulbhushan Jadhav’s retirement.
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The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will take up the case of Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav, who was sentenced to death by a military court on spying charges. “The ICJ will hear the case on daily basis for a week during February 19 to February 25, 2019.”
In July, Pakistan Foreign Office’s Director in India Dr Fareha Bugti had submitted the 400-page document as Pakistan’s second rejoinder to India’s last reply on April 17. The rejoinder was prepared by a team of experts led by Attorney General Khalid Javed Khan.
India had moved the ICJ in May 2017 after Jadhav, 48, was sentenced to death by a military court on charges of espionage. A 10-member bench of the international court on May 18 had restrained Pakistan from executing Jadhav till adjudication of the case.
In an application filed in ICJ, India had termed the conviction as “egregious violations of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations.” India states that it has been repeatedly denied consular access to Jadhav.
India had alleged that Pakistan arrested Jadhav in Iran and “was then shown to have been arrested in Baluchistan” on March 3, 2016. It claims that he was carrying out business in Iran after being retired from Indian Navy.
India had also alleged that they learnt of the arrest through a press release and were later notified on March 25, 2016.
