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Kulbhushan Jadhav case: Pakistan accuses India of 'hiding its true face' after ICJ stay on death sentence

Will present solid evidence against Jadhav in ICJ, says Pakistan

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Pakistan on Thursday said that it would present solid evidence against Kulbhushan Jadhav after the the International Court of Justice (ICJ) stayed the execution of Indian national who has been sentenced to death by a military court in Pakistan for allegedly 'spying'.

In a major boost to India, which has moved the UN's highest judicial body against the death sentence, the ICJ instructed Pakistan to take all 'necessary measures at its disposal' to ensure that Jadhav was not executed pending a final decision by it.

The decision of the 11-judge bench was unanimous, ICJ President Ronny Abraham said while reading out the verdict.

However, reacting to ICJ's instruction, Pakistan said that India has no substance in the case. "We are confident that India would not be able to hide the subversive activities it is trying to carry out through its agents like Commander Jadhav," Pakistan's foreign office said in a statement.

Stating that as far as Pakistan is concerned, the Court's decision has not changed the status of Commander Jadhav's case in any manner, the statement said, "In our submissions on 15 May, we had assured the Court unambiguously that Commander Jadhav would be provided every opportunity and remedy available under the law to defend his case."

Pakistan also said that the Commander Jadhav still has ample time to petition for clemency. "To recall, we had in our presentation on 15 May, proposed to the court that a final hearing be held on the merits and maintainability of the case as early as possible. We are determined to pursue this case to its logical end," the statement said.

The ICJ asserted its jurisdiction over the case of the 46-year-old former Indian Navy officer while noting that the circumstances of his arrest remain disputed.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed satisfaction at the order of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) which stayed the execution of Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav who is on death row in Pakistan.

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