Pakistan says it has scored a victory

Pakistan on Wednesday called ICJ verdict on Kulbhushan Jadhav "a victory for the country."

"Commander Jadhav shall remain in Pakistan. He shall be treated in accordance with the laws of Pakistan. This is a victory for Pakistan," Pakistan foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said in tweet.

While ICJ directed Pakistan to allow Jadhav consular access to ensure “effective review and reconsideration of his conviction and sentence”, it has rejected other remedies sought by India.


The Foreign Office (FO) said Pakistan, as a responsible member of the international community, “upheld its commitment from the very beginning of the case by appearing before the court for the provisional measures hearing despite a very short notice”. Having heard the judgment, Pakistan will now proceed as per law, the FO said. It said ICJ had reiterated that Jadhav had entered Pakistan without a visa on Indian passport with an alias, Hussain Mubarak Patel.

“Commander Kulbhushan Jadhav is responsible for acts of sabotage, espionage and multiple terrorist incidents in which scores of innocent Pakistanis were killed. This is a clear case of Indian state terrorism,” it said.