HAGUE – Pakistan will today present substantial evidence against Indiannavy commander Kulbhushan Jadhav in the International Court of Justice(ICJ) during a four-day hearing of the high-profile case of espionage.
The ICJ will resume the hearing in The Hague, allowing both India andPakistan the opportunity to present their arguments in the case.
Earlier, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi asserted that alegal team would present Pakistan’s stance in the case and that Jadhav hadalready “confessed of committing terrorism in Pakistan.”
Jadhav was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court after he wasconvicted of espionage.
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In 2018, the ICJ, the principal judicial organ of the United Nationsdecided to hold hearings in the case from February 2019.
India presented its arguments yesterday while Pakistan will presentevidence today. Then India will reply on Feb 20 whereas Pakistan will makeits closing submissions on February 21.
