Sartaj Aziz, the adviser to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif also said that the ICJ has given no order on 'consular access' for Kulbhushan Jadhav.
Nearly three weeks after India handed over to Pakistan an appeal by the mother of retired Indian Navy officer Kulbhushan Jadhav who has been sentenced to death on charges of 'spying', Islamabad has said it is being considered.
"Pakistani authorities have received an appeal against the death sentence to Kulbhushan Jadhav from his mother, which is being considered," reported NDTV quoting Sartaj Aziz, the adviser to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Foreign Affairs.
On April 26, the appeal on behalf of Jadhav was given to Pakistan's Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua by Indian High Commissioner Gautam Bambawale, who also handed over a petition by Jadhav's mother seeking the Pakistan government's intervention for his release and expressing the desire to meet him.
However, Pakistan's top diplomat also said that the International Court of Justice has not given any order regarding consular access for Kulbhushan Jadhav.
"The ICJ has only asked Pakistan to keep a stay on Jadhav's execution until it arrives at a decision," Aziz said.
Addressing a press conference, Aziz said that when it comes to cases involving the death penalty, the international court has always given a stay order.
Aziz claimed that Jadhav Jadhav was not an ordinary Indian, he was 'an officer in the Indian Navy who has also admitted to carrying out espionage activities in Pakistan.'
Jadhav was given death sentence by the Field General Court Martial earlier this month, evoking a sharp reaction in India which warned Pakistan of consequences and damage to bilateral ties if the "pre-meditated murder" was carried out.
The ICJ has 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.
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