Kulbhushan Conviction not overturned, no facility extended: NA told

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ISLAMABAD, July 24 (Online Int’l): Law Minister Farogh Nasim has said in National Assembly that Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav has neither been pardoned nor has the conviction been annulled and no facility has been extended to him.

“As per the International Court of Justice decision it is binding on Pakistan to carry out an effective review of the decision in respect of Indian spy Kulbhushan besides reconsidering it. India wants that Pakistan does not implement this decision and we don’t comply with ICJ order so that India could get to pass a resolution of every kind against us in the UN Security Council and could get to impose restrictions on us. Through promulgation of this ordinance we seized the opportunity from India. Kulbhushan has neither been pardoned, nor has his conviction been nullified through the ordinance and no facility was extended to him. No conspiracy theory should be invented about the ordinance. PPP and PML-N also promulgated the ordinance during their terms. There is no need to ask from opposition while promulgating the ordinance. The ordinance was brought in the light of the ICJ verdict. We have to pay regard to ICJ decisions. This is a matter of national interest, let me speak”, he said while clarifying the matter of the ordinance regarding Kulbhushan Yadhav in NA Friday.

He told the assembly that Kulbhushan was arrested on March 3, 2016 and the then government decided not to give counselor access due to him being a spy. This decision was correct according to the situation prevailing at that time. India moved the ICJ and the ICJ gave a verdict that Kulbhushan be not set free but he should be given counselor access. In an NRO the conviction is overturned and cases are abolished, but it has not been done in the Kulbhushan matter.

Pakistan being a responsible state has to adhere to ICJ decisions, he remarked. Do politics on other matters, but no politics should be done on this issue because Pakistan’s sensitive security matters are linked to this matter, he added. He said the ordinance has not been promulgated secretly but it was notified in the gazette. He went on to say that PPP had raised the objection that it was an NRO. Where has it has been written in the clarification that his conviction has been over turned?

The speaker adjourned the session till Monday.

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