06 Thursday, July 18, 2019 South Asia / Southeast Asia ICJ asks to grant consular access to ‘spy’ Jadhav, denies India’s plea to dismiss case India hails the world court’s ruling as a ‘complete victory’

Attorney-General for Pakistan Anwar Mansoor, diplomat Mohammad Faisal and Shujjat Ali Rathore, Ambassador of Pakistan in the Netherlands, are seen at the International Court of Justice before the issue of a verdict in the case of Indian national Vishnu Dutt Sharma, additional secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, Venu Rajamony, Ambassador of India to the Netherlands Kulbhushan Jadhav, in The Hague, Netherlands, on Wednesday. (REUTERS) and Deepak Mittal, joint secretary of Indian Ministry of External Affairs are seen at the International Court of Justice before the issue of a verdict in the case of Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav, in The Hague, Netherlands, on Wednesday. (REUTERS) Pakistan welcomes ‘fitting’ verdict AFP The Hague ‘Release Jadhav to improve ties’ “If Pakistan wants improved relations it should set him free and give on India’s Kulbhushan case The International Court of Justice him safe passage back to us.” There was no immediate reaction from ordered Pakistan on Wednesday to . India insists that Jadhav was not a spy and says he was tribune.com.pk could not achieve what it desired by “India still has the right of re- review the death sentence for an al- kidnapped in Pakistan. India’s lawyers told the court in February that it islamabad going to the international court. view and appeal, so we don’t want leged Indian spy, in a ruling hailed by “The ICJ didn’t annul the military to make any unnecessary comment nuclear rival New Delhi as a “com- was a “farcical case” based on “malicious propaganda”. Islamabad has welcomed the ‘fit- court’s verdict against Jadhav… this on the issue,” he said in response to plete victory”. ting’ verdict issued by the Interna- shows its confidence on Pakistan’s a question. Former officer Pakistan “deprived the Repub- court,” an Indian gov- tional Court of Justice judicial system which is very fair and The foreign minister also took to Kulbhushan Sudhir Jadhav was ar- lic of India of the right to commu- ernment official said. (ICJ) on Wednesday, in transparent,” he added. Qureshi said Twitter to announce Pakistan’s ‘vic- rested in Pakistan’s restive south- nicate with and have access to Mr “If Pakistan wants which it rejected New that the country’s Army Act is very tory’. Earlier, the Foreign Office said western province of Baluchistan in Kulbhushan Sudhir Jadhav, to visit improved relations it Delhi’s plea to acquit clear on capturing a serving Indian that Pakistan, as a responsible mem- March 2016, and the case has stoked him in detention and to arrange for should set him free and and release self-con- Navy officer, who was travelling on ber of the International community tensions between the two countries. his legal representation”, the judg- give him safe passage fessed Indian spy fake passport. “It is very obvious that “upheld its commitment from the Judges at the UN’s top court ruled es said. back to us.” There was Kulbhushan Jadhav but the case would be run in a military very beginning of the case by appear- Pakistan had breached the Vienna “A continued stay of execution no immediate reaction ruled that he be allowed court… same would’ve happened in ing before the honourable court for Convention on diplomatic relations, constitutes an indispensable condi- from Islamabad. consular access. India.” Terming the ICJ verdict “fit- the provisional measures hearing de- which gives countries the right to tion” for the review of the death sen- India insists that The international ting and welcoming”, Quershi said, spite a very short notice”. consular access when their nation- tence, it added. Jadhav was not a spy court also ordered Paki- “We thank the Almighty who “Having heard the judgment, als are arrested abroad. The Hague- India hailed the ruling as a “com- and says he was kid- stan for “effective review has made Pakistan victorious at the Pakistan will now proceed as per based ICJ ordered the “effective plete victory.” “By ordering Pakistan napped in Pakistan. Kulbhushan Jadhav and reconsideration of international forum.” He said by law,” it said in a statement. It reit- review and reconsideration of the to follow the Vienna Convention this India’s lawyers told the conviction and sen- respecting the verdict, Islamabad erated that Jadhav entered Pakistan conviction and sentence” passed on is a complete victory for us. This the court in February that it was a tence.” Addressing a news conference will proceed further on the matter without a visa on authentic Indian Jadhav, according to a document on opens up the possibility of consu- “farcical case” based on “malicious in Islamabad, Foreign Minister Shah by remaining within the ambit of passport with a fake alias Hussain the court’s website. lar access and a retrial in a civilian propaganda”. Mehmood Qureshi said that India laws of the land. Mubarak Patel.

News in brief Pakistan arrests alleged Mumbai attacks mastermind accused Reuters and said it was the result of Washington by Prime Minister trations have also urged Is- lishing house and ambulance Sri Lanka orders LAHORE pressure from his administra- Imran Khan, who has prom- lamabad to crack down on services, has no ties to militant arrest of top tion on Pakistan to get tougher ised to crack down on militant militants. groups. police watchdog Pakistani authorities ar- on militants, while an Indian groups operating in Pakistan. Saeed would often address A spokesman for Punjab rested Hafiz Saeed, the alleged government official said that “After a ten year search, public rallies and regularly give Governor Shahbaz Gill said Colombo: Sri Lanka’s chief mastermind of a four-day mili- merely arresting Saeed was not the so-called “mastermind” sermons at Pakistani mosques Saeed was arrested near the prosecutor on Wednesday tant attack on the Indian city of enough and that he should be of the Mumbai Terror attacks besides leading a political par- town of Gujranwala in central ordered the arrest of a top Mumbai in 2008, on Wednes- put on trial and convicted. has been arrested in Pakistan. ty his charity group founded. Pakistan. officer at the police watchdog day on terrorism financing The arrest, announced by Great pressure has been ex- He has denied any involve- “The main charge is that over his alleged involvement charges. the spokesman for the chief erted over the last two years to ment and said his network, he is gathering funds for in a multi-million dollar gun- US President Donald minister of Punjab province, find him!,” Trump tweeted. which includes 300 seminaries banned outfits, which is ille- running racket. Saman Dis- Trump welcomed the move came days before a visit to Hafiz Saeed. Previous US adminis- and schools, hospitals, a pub- gal,” the spokesman said. sanayake, the secretary and third in command of the Na- tional Police Commission, was ordered to appear in court by Friday over the transfer of state weapons to a private India aims to expel all illegal kill more than 20 Afghan commandos company. At the time of the offence he was a top official migrants: Interior minister AFP The Afghan defence min- in the defence ministry under Herat, Afghanistan Afghan colonel killed in ‘insider attack’ istry had no immediate com- Sri Lanka’s then-president Reuters state of Assam for years, but Ghazni: American troops opened fire after an “enemy insider” shot ment. Mahinda Rajapakse. (AFP) NEW DELHI Prime Minister Narendra At least 20 Afghan comman- and killed an Afghan commander in central Afghanistan on Wednesday, Abdul Aziz Bek, the head of Modi’s Hindu nationalist-led dos were killed in a Taliban officials said, in yet another deadly Taliban-claimed infiltration. According the Badghis provincial council, India will identify and deport government has taken it up in ambush in western Afghani- to the Afghan defence ministry, Colonel Mateen Mujtaba, who headed put the toll at 29 killed, saying illegal immigrants from across earnest. The campaign was a stan, officials said Wednesday, the 3rd army division in Ghazni province, was conducting a security some of the Afghan soldiers the country, the interior min- key issue in this year’s general marking yet another loss for assessment in Qarabagh district when an Afghan soldier started shoot- had been slain after they’d US sanctions Myanmar ister said on Wednesday, step- election, won by Prime Min- the elite troops amid a push to ing. Mateen was “killed by an army soldier who was in fact an enemy been captured. military leaders over ping up a campaign that critics ister Narendra Modi’s Hindu- end the war. insider,” the defence ministry said in a statement. “The attacker was “Some 40 commando say could stoke religious ten- nationalist party. Provincial governor Ab- also killed when soldiers returned fire.” The Taliban claimed the attack, soldiers were brought in by abuses on Rohingyas sion and further alienate mi- Home Minister Amit Shah dul Ghafoor Malikzai said the saying US soldiers had also been killed. (AFP) four helicopters from neigh- nority Muslims. told parliament the govern- special forces soldiers were bouring Ghor province for reuters An exercise to identify al- ment would not limit its ef- ambushed Monday after fly- mando forces descended... by Taliban fighters and fought an operation, but they got washington ien immigrants from Muslim- forts to Assam, but would ing into Abkamari district in without coordination with oth- for hours. Unfortunately, 21 of ambushed as soon as they de- majority Bangladesh has been come down hard on illegal im- Badghis province, a known er security forces,” Malikzai them were killed. Some were scended. Only 11 of them were The United States announced going on in the northeastern migrants anywhere. Taliban hot spot. “The com- said. “They were surrounded captured,” he added. rescued later,” Bek said. sanctions on Tuesday against the Myanmar military’s Com- mander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing and other leaders it said were responsible for ex- Flood situation continues to worsen in India’s Assam, Bihar Duterte says he won’t be trajudicial killings of Rohingya Muslims, barring them from Reuters on boiled rice for almost sev- tried by international court entry to the United States. GUWAHATI en days now,” said Anamika The steps, which also cov- Das, a mother at Amtola relief Reuters him on trial. “I will only face, ered Min Aung Hlaing’s deputy, Millions of people are camp in Assam’s Lakhimpur MANILA be tried or face a trial, in a Soe Win, and two other senior stranded by flooding in north- district. Philippine court. Presided by commanders and their families, east India with concern grow- She said she was having Philippine President Rod- a Filipino judge. Prosecuted are the strongest US has taken ing about food and water difficulty breastfeeding her rigo Duterte has declared he by a Filipino... I will not an- in response to massacres of mi- supplies, and officials said on baby boy. will never be tried by an inter- swer a Caucasian, asking nority Rohingyas in Myanmar. Wednesday that water levels Assam has been the worst- national court for mass kill- questions, white man there. It identified the two others as of a major river were rising affected part of India. Floods ings in his war on drugs, and You must be stupid,” he said Than Oo and Aung Aung, both even further. have also hit neighbouring vowed no let up in a crack- late on Tuesday. brigadier generals. “We remain At least 5.8 million people Nepal and Bangladesh. down that he said he was win- “I am a Filipino. We concerned that the Burmese have been displaced - a mil- At least 153 people have ning and would see through have our courts here... Shit. government has taken no ac- lion more than on Monday Indian residents wade along a flooded street carrying their belongings been killed in India, Nepal “to the very end”. You have to bring me some- tions to hold accountable those - and some 30 have died in following heavy monsoon rains in Sitamarhi district in the Indian state and Bangladesh. Parts of Pa- In a television interview where else? I would not responsible for human rights the past two weeks in the tea- of Bihar, on Wednesday. (AFP) kistan have also seen flooding. with a celebrity pastor, the like that. I have my coun- violations and abuses, and there growing state of Assam due to Subhas Bania, also shel- firebrand leader said the try. It’s working. I know it’s are continued reports of military the monsoon rains, local gov- a rising trend since midday Many thousands in the tering at Amtola, said authori- Philippine justice system was working. Justice is working committing human rights viola- ernment officials said. and flowing above the danger state are making do with only ties had made no provision for working fine, so it would be here.” His opponents argue tions and abuses throughout the “The water level of the mark in at least 10 places,” the most meagre food supplies the supply of drinking water. “stupid” to imagine he would otherwise and say police are country,” US Secretary of State Brahmaputra and its tribu- an Assam Disaster Manage- and dirty water. “We’ve been forced to let an international court put killing with impunity. Mike Pompeo said. taries have started showing ment Authority official said. “We’ve just been surviving drink muddy water,” he said.