Full text: ICJ tells Pakistan not to execute Jadhav till final verdict

ICJ instructed Pak to take all necessary steps to ensure that Jadhav was not executed

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday told Pakistan that it could not execute Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav, who had been sentenced to death by a Pakistan military court on charges of espionage and subversive activities.

In a major boost to India, which has moved the UN's highest judicial body against the death sentence, the ICJ instructed Pakistan to take all "necessary measures at its disposal" to ensure that Jadhav was not executed pending a final decision by it.

The decision of the 11-judge bench was unanimous, ICJ President Ronny Abraham said while reading out the verdict..

Here is the