Pakistan kulbhushan jadhav News

India on Thursday asserted that Kulbhushan Jadhav should be represented by an Indian lawyer as Pakistan seeks to implement the ICJ judgment of 2019. The MEA said that India is in touch with Pakistan through diplomatic channels as it believes for a free and fair trial in keeping with the letter and spirit of the ICJ judgment.

Pakistan on Thursday evening offered India unimpeded consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav with no mandatory use of English as a medium for conversation. It also invited India to be a part of the case proceedings of Jadhav on September 3 at the Islamabad High Court. Pakistan also conveyed that India can appoint a lawyer of its own choice to fight the case.

India on Thursday asserted that there has been no communication from Pakistan on the Kulbhushan Jadhav case. India replied when asked if Pakistan has reached out to India after Islamabad Court's order that India should be given another chance to appoint a lawyer to defend Jadhav. MEA spokesperson Anurag Srivastava stated that Indian officials need unhindered and unimpeded consular access to Jadhav.

A special bench of the Islamabad High Court on Monday directed Pakistani government to inform Kulbhushan Jadhav of his right to avail "statutory remedy". It also asked the government to "authorise" India to arrange a lawyer for the case. The Imran Khan government had gone to the high court to get a lawyer under an ordinance announced by it in May.

India on Thursday slammed Pakistan over its non-serious and farcical approach in the Kulbhushan Jadhav case. India said that Pakistan isn't interested in implementing the judgment of the ICJ in letter and spirit. The MEA asserted that Pakistan has blocked all the avenues for an effective remedy available for India in the matter.

Pakistan on Friday formally offered India third consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav. This comes a day after India asserted that the second consular access was "neither meaningful nor credible". A Note Verbal has been sent to India on the matter and India is yet to respond.

Hours after Indian consular officers met Kulbhushan Jadhav, India on Thursday slammed Pakistan. The "environment nor the arrangements of the meeting were in accordance with the assurances given by Pakistan. The MEA stated that it was evident from a camera, that was visible, that the conversation with Jadhav was being recorded.

India on Thursday got second consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav, who had been arrested by Pakistan on alleged espionage charges and is languishing in jail. This is the second time in a year. The meeting took place between Jadhav and two Indian officials.

A source said, "We hope that Pakistan will ensure the right atmosphere so that the meeting is free, fair, meaningful and effective in keeping with the letter and spirit of the ICJ orders."

A source said, "We hope that Pakistan will ensure the right atmosphere so that the meeting is free, fair, meaningful and effective in keeping with the letter and spirit of the ICJ orders."

Jadhav, a retired Indian Navy officer, was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on charges of espionage and terrorism in April 2017.

"We have solid evidence against Jadhav and are hopeful we will win the case in the ICJ," Qureshi told the media in his home city of Multan in southern Punjab.

India has stated that the so-called confession video of Kulbhushan ​Jadhav released by Pakistan is doctored.

Kulbhushan Jadhav has been sentenced to death by a Pakistan military court on charges of espionage and subversive activities.

It is after 18 years that India and Pakistan were fighting it out at the International Court of Justice. 

Pakistan has said the Indian move to approach International Court of Justice was an attempt to divert attention from "state-sponsored terrorism in Pakistan".