Tag: Kulbhushan Jadhav

New Delhi: The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will deliver its judgement on Wednesday evening in the case of Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav, who has been sentenced to death by a military court in Pakistan on charges of spying, a claim rubbished by India. Jadhav, a former Indian Navy officer, was kidnapped by Pakistani agencies […]

The Hague: In a big victory for India and reprieve for Kulbhushan Jadhav, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Wednesday ordered Pakistan not to execute him and asked it to reconsider the sentence awarded to him by a military court. The world court, while rejecting all objections raised by Pakistan, directed it to grant consular […]

New Delhi: Former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj was among the first to welcome the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) verdict on Kulbhushan Jadhav in favour of India and thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for pursuing the case. She also thanked Harish Salve for presenting India’s case at the ICJ effectively and successfully and said that […]

New Delhi: Prime MInister Narendra Modi on Wednesday welcomed the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) verdict to put on hold the death sentence of Kulbhushan Jadhav in an alleged espionage case, saying “truth and justice” have prevailed. “We welcome today’s verdict in the ICJ. Truth and justice have prevailed. Congratulations to the ICJ for a […]

New Delhi: Political leaders across party lines — from Prime MInister Narendra Modi, Union ministers to opposition leaders — on Wednesday welcomed the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) verdict to continue the stay on the death sentence of Kulbhushan Jadhav by a Pakisani military court for alleged espionage. In a huge victory for India, the […]

New Delhi: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday claimed credit for the arrest of Hafiz Saeed by Pakistan government, saying great pressure has been exerted over the last two years to find him even as India is yet to officially react to Islamabad’s action. Terming Saeed as “so-called mastermind” of the Mumbai terror attacks, Trump […]

Islamabad: Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Wednesday claimed that the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) ruling on Kulbhushan Jadhav was a “victory for Pakistan” as the top UN court did not ask for him to be released. “Commander Jadhav shall remain in Pakistan. He shall be treated in accordance with the laws of […]

New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala on Wednesday welcomed the International Court of Justice verdict to put on hold the death sentence to retired navy officer Kulbhushan Jadhav by a Pakistan military court in an alleged case of espionage and said refusal by the world court to allow his return to India is […]

New Delhi: Senior advocate Harish Salve charged Re 1 as his fee to represent India during the public hearing in the Kulbhushan Jadhav case in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the Hague. Pakistan, on the other hand, spent more than Rs 20 crore on lawyers to prove that Jadhav was a spy. Former […]

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday welcomed the decision of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to put on hold the execution of retired naval officer Kulbhushan Jadhav in an alleged espionage case saying this verdict brings a rare moment of relief, joy and renewed hope that he will one day return home. […]

The Hague: The International Court of Justice (ICJ) while ruling in favour of India threw out three objections raised by Pakistan on admissibility of India’s application against the death sentence awarded to Kulbhushan Jadhav by a Pakistani military court. India moved the ICJ on May 8, 2017 after a Pakistani military court sentenced Jadhav to […]

Islamabad/New Delhi: Acting on the International Court of Justice ruling, Pakistan has agreed to grant consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav “according to Pakistani laws”, the Pakistan Foreign Office said. In a statement released post midnight, the Pakistan foreign office said it has informed Jadhav of his rights to consular access under the Vienna Convention. However, […]

New Delhi: Former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, who was leading efforts during her term to get consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav who is lodged in a Pakistani jail, on Thursday met the family of the former naval officer. “Kulbhushan Jadhav’s family came to see me today. I wish them all the best,” she tweeted […]

New Delhi: India said on Thursday that it expects to get “full consular access” to retired naval officer Kulbhushan Jadhav whose death sentence by a Pakistani military court has been stayed by the International Court of Justice. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said that post the “favourable judgement in the case of Kulbhushan Jadhav, […]

New Delhi/Islamabad: Pakistan has decided to grant consular access to Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav, a fortnight after the ICJ ruling, and has informed India about it. New Delhi confirmed on Thursday it has received the Pakistani proposal and said it will communicate with Islamabad through diplomatic channels. Amid reports that Pakistan has set some conditions […]