*THE HAGUE: A delegation of Pakistan will leave for The Hague today (Feb14) ahead of the Kulbhushan Jadhav case hearing at the International Courtof Justice (ICJ) due on Feb 18.*
According to diplomatic sources, the case hearing will begin on Feb 18,while the Indian team will initiate presenting arguments a day later.
The Pakistani team will be given a chance to present their case on Feb 20.
The next day (Feb 21), Pakistani lawyers will submit their statement inresponse to India’s arguments.
The officials of Law Ministry, Foreign Ministry and attorney general ofPakistan will accompany the delegation.
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India claims that Jadhav was no more serving in the navy, however it didn’tfurnish proofs in the ICJ.
Pakistani security agencies on March 24, 2016 apprehended an ‘on-duty RAWagent’ from Balochistan. The suspect was said to be an officer of theIndian navy working for the covert agency to destabilize Pakistan.
The operative had contacts with banned organizations and was working onplans to break Karachi and Balochistan away from Pakistan, and to sabotagethe billion dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project.
