Nothing new in Pak law on Kulbhushan Jadhav: MEA

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, November 18

India is unimpressed by the Pakistani law enacted to bring into effect the judgment of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the Kulbhushan Jadhav case.

The law simply codified the shortcomings of the previous ordinance, said spokesperson for the MEA Arindam Bagchi. Pakistan continues to deny unimpeded and unhindered consular access to Jadhav and had failed to create an atmosphere in which a fair trial could be conducted, he said.

“We have seen reports of Pakistan enacting into law the earlier ordinance that was ostensibly enacted to bring into effect the ICJ judgment. Nothing could have been further from the truth. As stated earlier, the ordinance did not create the machinery for an effective review and reconsideration of Jadhav’s case as mandated by the judgment of the ICJ,” he said in response to media queries on the joint sitting by Pakistan Parliament on Wednesday.