ISLAMABAD – Pakistan on Thursday strongly rejected any deal on Indian spyKulbhushan Jadhav, saying the decision of International Court of Justice(ICJ) would be implemented in accordance with the law of land.
“Absolutely, no deal on Kulbhushan. We will honour the ICJ judgment inlight of the law of Pakistan and there should be no doubt about it,”Foreign Office spokesman Dr Muhammad Faisal said here at a weekly pressbriefing, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The FO spokesman endorsed an earlier statement of the Director GeneralInter Services Public Relations (ISPR) that rejected speculations about anamendment in Pakistan Army Act to implement the ICJ verdict regarding theserving Indian navy commander.
The United Nations’ top court based in The Hague, Netherlands in its finaldecision on July 17 this year after two-year-long proceedings had ruled “aneffective review and reconsideration of the death sentence by Pakistan, bythe means of its own choosing of legislation”.
The FO Spokesman said Kartarpur Corridor was open for visit by any citizenof Pakistan, however clarified that media crew would require a priorsecurity clearance for its equipment.
On first day of opening, around 12,000 persons including from India andPakistan visited the Gurdwara, whereas up to 5,000 will be allowed infuture on daily basis, he said.
On recent decision of Indian Supreme Court in Ayodhya case, the spokesmansaid the “dangerous precedent had put all mosques across India underthreat”.
“After Ayodhya case, the veneer of the so-called image of Secular India hasbeen completely shredded,” he said.
He said Pakistan strongly condemned the 1992’s demolition of Babari Mosquewhere Muslims used to pray for last 450 years and added that it would raisevoice at different levels against the decision of Indian judiciary thatpermitted construction of temple at the site.
The FO Spokesman said India had cornered itself after its wrong decision ofabrogating the special status of Jammu and Kashmir by scrapping Article 370and35-A.
He called upon the international community to pressurize India on liftingthe three-month-long continuous curfew and internet blockage and alsorelease the detained Kashmiri leaders.
He rejected the notion that Pakistan had toned down its protest on Kashmir,saying there was no change in policy.
“Pakistan is not inching back from its stance on Kashmir and will alwaysstand by it,” he added.
About 265 fake websites run by India in over 60 countries for propagandaincluding targeting Pakistan, the spokesman said the study by anindependent organization was a manifestation of the fact that “nothing goodcould be expected” from India.
Asked update on inquiry related to entry of social media star Hareem Shahinto the briefing room of the Foreign Affairs Ministry, the spokesman said,“We have ascertained the facts and all necessary measures have been takento prevent occurrence of any such incidents in future.”