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India finds 'shortcomings' in Pak's new law that gives Kulbhushan Jadhav right to appeal

A day after Pakistan passed a new law that granted Indian prisoner Kulbhushan Jadhav the right to appeal against his death sentence, India said the new law “simply codifies” the “shortcomings” of a previous ordinance. Indian Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said in a statement that Pakistan has continued to deny “unimpeded and unhindered consular access to Jadhav …

Pakistan's Parliament enacts law to give Kulbhushan Jadhav right to file review appeal against conviction

Pakistan's Parliament in its joint sitting on Wednesday enacted a law to give Indian death-row prisoner Kulbhushan Jadhav the right to file a review appeal against his conviction by a military court. 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 …

Pakistan’s National Assembly passes bill to give right of appeal to Kulbhushan Jadhav

Pakistan’s National Assembly has passed a government-backed bill that will provide the right of appeal to Indian death-row prisoner Kulbhushan Jadhav, according to a media report. Criticising the government’s move, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz lawmaker Ahsan Iqbal pointed out that it had included the bill in the heavy legislative agenda to provide relief to Mr. Jadhav. Amid stiff resistance offered by …

Pakistan Parliament adopts Bill to give right of appeal to Kulbhushan Jadhav

The Pakistan National Assembly on Thursday adopted the Bill to give the right of appeal to Indian prisoner Kulbhushan Jadhav in regard to the International Court of Justice's ruling. The Hague-based ICJ ruled in July 2019 that Pakistan must undertake an "effective review and reconsideration" of the conviction and sentence of Jadhav and also to grant consular access to India …

Kulbhushan Jadhav case: Pakistan's parliament extends ordinance allowing appeal for four months

On 16 July, Pakistan provided consular access to Jadhav, but the Indian government said the access was “neither meaningful nor credible” Islamabad: Pakistan’s Parliament has extended for four months an ordinance that allowed Indian death-row prisoner Kulbhushan Jadhav to file an appeal against his conviction in a high court as required by the International Court of Justice. The court on …

On Wednesday, Pakistan had said that former Indian naval officer had refused to file an appeal against his conviction despite being offered the option New Delhi: India said on Thursday that it was exploring legal options in the case relating to Indian death-row convict Kulbhushan Jadhav, a day after Pakistan claimed that he refused to file a review petition against …

Pakistan says Kulbhushan Jadhav has refused to file appeal against conviction; India dismisses claim as 'farce'

The MEA said that Islamabad coerced the former Indian naval officer to forgo his rights to seek implementation of the ICJ judgment Islamabad: Pakistan said on Wednesday that Indian prisoner on death row Kulbhushan Jadhav has refused to file an appeal in the Islamabad High Court against his conviction by a military court despite Pakistani authorities’’ offer to do so, …

Kulbhushan Jadhav coerced into refusing appeal, says India

India on Wednesday said former naval officer Kulbhushan Jadhav, sentenced to death by a Pakistan Army court, had “clearly been coerced” into not appealing against his April 2017 conviction. The Indian response came after Pakistan claimed earlier in the day that Mr. Jadhav, arrested on charges of espionage and terrorism in 2016, had refused to file an appeal in the …