India says Pak must address core issues in Kulbhushan Jadhav case

 India on Thursday said Pakistan has failed to dress core issues in case relating to Indian death row convict Kulbhushan Jhav and pressed for an "unimpeded, unconditional and unhindered" consular access to him as ordered by an international tribunal.A Pakistani court is in process of hearing a review petition against his death sentence.

India has been pressing for appointment of an Indian lawyer to represent Jhav in case besides seeking unhindered consular access to him as ordered by International Court of Justice (ICJ) in a verdict in 2019.

"Pakistan has failed to respond on core issues pertaining to this case and core issues are provision of all documents relating to case and providing unimpeded, unconditional and unhindered consular access to him," External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said at a media briefing.

He was asked about Pakistani authorities informing Islamab High Court (IHC) on Tuesday that India failed to appoint a lawyer to represent Jhav in case.

core issues need to be dressed if we have to have effective review and reconsideration as ordered by international court of justice. Pakistan must show its intention to deliver on core issues,Srivastava ded. Fifty-year-old retired Indian Navy officer Jhav was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on charges of espion and terrorism in April 2017.

Weeks later, India approached ICJ against Pakistan for denial of consular access to him and challenging death sentence. Hague-based ICJ ruled in July 2019 that Pakistan must undertake an "effective review and reconsideration" of conviction and sentence of Jhav and also to grant consular access to India without furr delay.

In July, India accused Pakistan of opting a "farcical" approach in denying available legal remedies to Jhav against his death sentence in contravention of ICJ order.

strong reaction h come after Pakistan did t provide documents relating to Jhav's case to India so that it could file a review petition in court against death sentence.

India h also accused Pakistan of blocking all avenues for an effective remedy available in case. 

(IM CREDITS:PTI)

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