ICJ President Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf, from Somalia, read out the judgement that was in favour of India. Yusuf, who was earlier the Vice President, was elected the President on February 6, 2018.
Tag: Kulbhushan Jadhav
Who is Harish Salve, top lawyer who charged Re 1 for Kulbhushan Jadhav case
Hours after the Pulwama terror attack, the hearing of Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav began in International Court of Justice (ICJ) with India asserting that the trial carried out in Pakistan did not meet minimum standards of natural and human rights, urging court to declare his detention for espionage as unlawful[Read More…]
Pakistan raises Kashmir at UN, attacks India
United Nations: Using a two-pronged tactic in the Human Rights Council, Pakistan has raised the Kashmir issue while speaking on behalf of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and then for itself. In its reply during the debate on Wednesday at the UN in Geneva, India rejected the OIC statement[Read More…]
Jadhav video a ‘propagandistic exercise’; carry no credibility: India
India on Thursday dismissed as “propagandistic exercise” that “simply carry no credibility” a video released by Pakistan of alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav saying he has not been tortured in custody. Stating that this had not come as a surprise, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said: “Pakistan is simply[Read More…]
India slams Pakistan for ‘violating’ understanding over Jadhav’s meeting with kin
India on Tuesday slammed Pakistan for the manner in which the meeting between death row prisoner Kulbhushan Jadhav and his wife and mother were conducted, saying Islamabad “violated the letter and spirit of our understandings” over the meeting. In a statement, India said the manner in which the meeting was[Read More…]
Kulbhushan Jadhav meets mother, wife for 40 minutes
The mother and wife of alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav met him on Monday at the Pakistan Foreign Office for about 40 minutes, but with a glass panel separating them and spoke through a speakerphone. The Pakistan Foreign Office released photos of Jadhav, who is on death row, meeting his[Read More…]
Jadhav’s mother, wife to meet him on December 25
Pakistan on Friday allowed the mother and wife of alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav, currently on death row, to meet him at a prison on December 25. A staff member from the Indian High Commission will be present at the meeting and “complete security will be provided to the visitors”,[Read More…]
India replies to offer on Jadhav, wife to meet: Islamabad
Pakistan on Saturday said it has received a response from India on Islamabad’s offer to allow alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav to meet his wife and it was being considered. “Indian reply to Pakistan’s humanitarian offer for Commander Jadhav received & is being considered,” Foreign Office spokesperson Mohammad Faisal said.[Read More…]
Further procedure in Kulbhushan Jadhav case to be discussed today
The further procedure in Kulbhushan Jadhav case will be discussed on Thursday by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) President Ronny Abraham. Sources said that India will be represented by an ‘agent’, who had appeared in the last public meeting on May 18. Deepak Mittal, Ministry of external affairs joint[Read More…]
ICJ’s intervention in Kashmir issue is not a practical move: Congress
The Congress party on Monday said that the International Court of Justice’s intervention in Kashmir issue is not a practical move while responding to the reports of Pakistan’s alleged move to seek redressal on the same from the ICJ. Islamabad is gravely ‘mistaken in the matter,’ it added. “In the[Read More…]
Indian held in Islamabad for carrying insufficient travel documents
An Indian national was allegedly held in Islamabad on Sunday, as he did not carry complete travel documents while travelling in the country, ANI said, quoting Pakistani media. A case has been registered under Article 14 of the Foreign Act and the man has been transferred to jail for judicial remand, according[Read More…]
Sushma Swaraj thanks Harish Salve on Jadhav’s case
After the International Court of Justice stayed the execution of Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj took to her Twitter handle to thank Harish Salve, who had presented Jadhav’s case at the ICJ on Monday. The ICJ instructed Pakistan to take all “necessary measures at its disposal”[Read More…]
ICJ rules in favour of India, stays Jadhav’s execution
In what is turning out to be a big win for India, the International Court of Justice, Netherlands announced its verdict in the Kulbhushan Jadhav case that Pakistan should take all measures to ensure that the former Indian navy officer is not executed. ICJ ruled out in favour of India[Read More…]
ICJ to pronounce verdict in Jadhav’s case on May 18
The International Court of Justice will deliver its verdict in the Kulbhushan Jadhav case at around 3.30 pm on Thursday, 18th May. The court will decide and give its verdict on India’s request to suspend the death sentence awarded to the former Indian navy officer by a Pakistan military court. India’s famous[Read More…]
Harish Salve charged Re 1 to fight Jadhav’s case at ICJ: Sushma Swaraj
Noted advocate Harish Salve, who fought India’s case at the International Court of Justice against the death penalty provided to Kulbhushan Jadhav by Pakistan, has charged Re 1 as fee, informed external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj in a tweet. Swaraj’s tweet came in response to a tweet by one Sanjeev[Read More…]
Jadhav deprived of Human rights: India at ICJ
At the International Court of Justice, Netherlands, where India is representing Kulbhushan Jadhav’s case, it fears that Pakistan may hang the naval officer before the court comes out with its order. India has denied the allegations against him and says that he was kidnapped from Iran and then framed. Indian[Read More…]
Experts praised India after International Court stays death sentence given to Jadhav by Pakistan
Post the International Court of Justice (ICJ) stayed the death sentence given by Pakistan to alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav, the defence experts on Wednesday praised the efforts put by the Indian Government into the matter and said that Pakistani Military Court had no jurisdiction over Jadhav. “As a military[Read More…]
India files appeal with Pakistan in Jadhav case
Pakistan claims more evidence against Kulbhushan Jadhav
Pakistan has reportedly prepared a fresh dossier containing evidence against former Indian naval officer Kulbhushan Jadhav who was sentenced to death for his alleged involvements in espionage activities in Karachi and Balochistan. The new report with more evidences against Jhadav will be submitted to United Nations. The new dossier consists[Read More…]
Jadhav’s death sentence: ‘We are not in the position to judge the process,’ says UN
Amid rising tensions between the two countries India and Pakistan over the death sentence awarded by Pakistan to Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav, the UN on Thursday stressed the need for the two countries to engage in dialogue. However, the world body made it clear that it was not in a[Read More…]
Shashi Tharoor helps govt draft statement on Jadhav death sentence row
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor helped government draft a statement on the death sentence handed to Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav in Pakistan, in a show of rare bipartisan cooperation. The statement, which may be moved as a resolution in the Lok Sabha, will be vetted by PM Modi and other parties.[Read More…]
Congress passed adjournment motion to discuss Kulbhushan Jadhav issue
The Congress-led Opposition raised the issue of former Indian Navy Officer Kulbhushan Jadhav’s death sentence by Pakistan, in the Parliament on Tuesday. Following the previous reports, Congress also tossed the matter of Kashmir unrest on Tuesday in the Lok Sabha. The Congress leaders on Tuesday passed an adjournment motion notice[Read More…]