The Islamabad High Court on Thursday asked India to hire a legal representative for Kulbhushan Jadhav, to implement the verdict of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), according to a local media report.
The court has given New Delhi time till April 13 to provide Jadhav with legal representation, reported Pakistan Today.
According to the news outlet, high court Chief Justice Athar Minallah said that the decision of the International Court of Justice had expressed confidence in the Pakistani judicial system and left the matter of reviewing the death penalty to Pakistan.
The Attorney General of Pakistan, Khalid Javed Khan apprised the court of the progress made with contacts to India regarding Jadhav.
When asked the AGP stated that an act has been passed on the matter in December last year, according to which the law ministry can file a petition against a foreigner, reported Pakistan Today.
