India cannot claim victory in Kulbhushan Jadhav’s case at the International Court of Justice as the court has issued “just a procedural order”, the lawyer who represented Pakistan in the case has said.
Khawar Qureshi said Jadhav’s case is more about political point scoring than about the law.
“The order issued by the ICJ is just a procedural order to enable full hearing. It certainly is not a victory for India by any means,” Geo TV quoted Qureshi as saying.
“It was very clear that the court didn’t want to hear about the merits or the jurisdiction. The court wanted to be satisfied whether commander Jadhav had been denied consulor access, which he had,” he said.
Qureshi criticised the Indian government and the media for running a vicious and baseless campaign against him.