Pakistan claims it asked India to appoint counsel for Kulbhushan Jadhav

In 2017, India approached the ICJ against Pakistan for denial of consular access to Jadhav and challenging the death sentence

Pakistan on Thursday claimed that it has asked India through diplomatic channels to appoint a counsel for death row prisoner Kulbhushan Jadhav, but New Delhi said that Islamabad has not yet communicated to it about the developments relating to the case.

Pakistan Foreign Office spokesperson Aisha Farooqui said at her weekly press briefing that the Islamabad High Court has directed the government to give another chance to India and Jadhav to appoint a lawyer.

"After the directions of the Islamabad High Court of 3rd August we have contacted the Indian side through diplomatic channels and conveyed the same, she said.