India gets more time to appoint lawyer for Jadhav

Islamabad, October 5

A top court in Pakistan on Tuesday allowed India more time to appoint a lawyer to represent death row prisoner Kulbhushan Jadhav in the court to hear a review of his conviction and sentencing by a military court.

Jadhav, a 51-year-old retired Indian Navy officer, was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on charges of espionage and terrorism in April 2017. India approached the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against Pakistan for denial of consular access to Jadhav and challenging the death sentence.

After hearing both sides, the Hague-based ICJ issued a verdict in July 2019, asking Pakistan to give India consular access to Jadhav and also ensure review of his conviction. — PTI