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Defiant Pakistan says ICJ cannot save Kulbhushan Jadhav from death sentence

Pakistan also argued that the ICJ had not given any order regarding consular access for Jadhav

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Moazzam Ahmad Khan, head of Pakistan's delegation and ambassador, right, and Deepak Mittal, joint secretary of India's MEA, front row third from left, wait for judges to enter and read the World Court's verdict in The Hague, Netherlands. Photo: PTI

Agencies New Delhi
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) cannot nullify alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav's death sentence, Pakistan's top foreign policy adviser Sartaj Aziz on Saturday. A defiant Pakistan has reacted to its recent setback at the ICJ, which granted a temporary stay on Jadhav's execution, by arguing that its domestic laws come first. 

"Jadhav had confessed to carrying out terrorist activities inside Pakistan and was a naval officer using a fake passport. He was sentenced according to the country's law," Aziz said while addressing the media in Islamabad.

No order on consular access for Jadhav

The ICJ has not given any order regarding consular

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