The Foreign Office spokesperson termed the ICJ stay on Kulbhushan Jadhav’s hanging as “nothing but usual”

Pakistan Foreign Office spokesman Nafees Zakaria on Thursday said irrespective of ICJ’s stay, Commander Jadhav would remain alive, until he exhausts the right to request for clemency, initially with the COAS and later with President of Pakistan.

He also accused the Indian media of misleading people on the behest of official quarters.

“The Fact Sheet I present today is to address certain misrepresentations/false statements/allegations made in the Indian media following the provisional measures order of the ICJ on 18 May 2017. Indian Media backed by the official quarters, misled people in the two countries by propagating that India has won Commander Jhadav’s case. The discussions that ensued in the two countries showed a complete lack of understanding of the matter,” the spokesman claimed.

“A full hearing will take place after the Court sets down a timetable on June 8 at The Hague. The Jadhav case at the ICJ concerns whether he is entitled to consular access. Pakistan’s position in this regard has been made clear. We had sought information from India on 23rd January 2017, on the basis of Commander Jhadav’s confession and statements. India has not responded despite reminders,” Mr. Zakaria said.

The spokesman claimed that in three previous precedents in the ICJ, the request for release or acquittal was not granted by the Court. “That is why our counsel Barrister Khawar Qureshi informed the Court that India cannot obtain from the Court what it is seeking. He also told the Court that India is using media to create false impression about the case,” he added.