Kulbhushan Jadhav case: Will Pakistan play fair?

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Wednesday stayed the death sentence awarded to Kulbhushan Jadhav on the charges of "espionage and terrorism" by a Pakistani military court. A bench led by President of the Court Judge Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf also called for an effective review and reconsideration of the conviction of Kulbhushan Jadhav, held in a Pakistani jail since 2016.

Rejecting all the objections raised by Pakistan, the court also directed the country to grant consular or diplomatic access to Kulbhushan Jadhav "without further delay" in accordance with the Geneva Convention, observing that it had "breached" the convention by denying the Indian national his right.