The Hague: On Tuesday, Pakistan began submitting its arguments before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) about Kulbhushan Jadhav, the Indian national who has been sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court. According to source report, On Tuesday Pakistan's Attorney General Anwar Mansoor Khan started the proceedings by submitting his arguments in Kulbhushan Jadhav case before the International Court of Justice (ICJ). However, Khan also alleged that India was behind 2014 Peshawar school attack during the Kulbhushan Jadhav hearing at the ICJ court. Islamabad had on Monday claimed that India did not provide answers to the key questions it raised at the ICJ regarding Jadhav, who has been accused of spying by the Pakistani authorities.
He added that Jadhav did all this on India's behest . After Khan, Pakistan's lawyer Khawar Qureshi started submitting his arguments before the ICJ. Qureshi accused Jadhav of collaborating with several locals and non-state actors to carry out suicide bombings inside Pakistan in order to create unrest and hamper the progress of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) which is bringing development to Pakistan.
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Qureshi told the ICJ that “Since 1947 India has consistently pursued the policy to destroy Pakistan. India has blocked the water of Indus river which is in clear violation of the Indus water treaty. On humanitarian grounds we allowed the family of Jadhav to meet his family. I ask India to present one example as to when they have given such access to a person arrested in espionage,”.
Qureshi tried to argue against India's submission that Jadhav was kidnapped from Iran, saying that India's claim is ridiculous. He said that India's demand of release and return for Jadhav is a 'modest' claim''. "I have had the honour and privilege to represent India in the past, but the incarnation of the country before this court is not one I recognise," Qureshi says. He claimed that India has lodged the proceedings in Jadhav's case for political gains and the ICJ should dismiss the case.
However, Qureshi noted that claim for Jadhav's instant release is bizarre. He said "Developments in customary international law not consistent with India's position on Article 36 of Vienna Convention on Consular Relations. There is a confession by Jadhav before a judicial magistrate. He was also convicted under Section 3 of the Official Secrets Act for terrorist activities in 2014. India has glossed over these matters," The Pakistani lawyer then raised some questions. "When did Jadhav retire and at what age? What evidence is there that Jadhav retired from the Armed Forces? Why was he is possession of an authentic Indian passport with a cover name?"
Earlier Qureshi told the ICJ that in his admission before Pakistani security agencies, Jadhav has admitted that he was a serving officer due to retire in 2022. He said that it is a pity that India attempts to block the truth every time. The four-day hearing in the Jadhav case opened on Monday at the ICJ headquarters in The Hague amidst heightened tensions between India and Pakistan following one of the worst terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir by Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed terror group that killed at least 40 CRPF soldiers.
