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Have conveyed to India judicial orders for appointing Jadhav's lawyer: Pak

On July 16, Pakistan provided consular access to Jadhav, but the Indian government said the access was "neither meaningful nor credible" and he appeared visibly under stress

Kulbhushan Jadhav
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Pakistan has introduced a special law to allow Jadhav to get his sentence reviewed as asked by the ICJ. | Screengrab of a video released by Pakistan

Press Trust of India Islamabad
Pakistan on Thursday said that it has conveyed the judicial orders to India for appointing a lawyer to represent death-row prisoner Kulbhushan Jadhav in the court but New Delhi had not responded yet. Foreign Office spokesman Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri said at the weekly briefing that Pakistan was committed to the implementation of International Court of Justice (ICJ)’s judgment in the case and would take all measures necessary to implement the judgment.

“Yes, we have conveyed the decision of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) to India through diplomatic channels. We have not yet received a response from the Indian side,” he

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