'They shot themselves in the foot:' Pakistan reacts to ICJ order
May 18, 2017 21:02
The International Court of Justice has issued an order staying the execution of Indian spy Kulbushan Jadhav by Pakistan, a decision which has caused shock and disappointment in Pakistan.
Although Pakistani analysts were earlier confident that the ICJ does not have jurisdiction to stay Jadhavs execution, today observers have said the jurisdiction argument was weak and damaging.
Justice (r) Shaiq Usmani told DawnNews the decision is alarming because ICJ does not have jurisdiction.
"It's Pakistans mistake to have appeared there. They shouldn't have attended. They have shot themselves in the foot.
London-based Barrister Rashid Aslam says Pakistan was ill-prepared and did not utilise the 90 minutes it had to make its argument.
Pakistan had 90 minutes of argument time but we wasted 40 minutes, said Aslam. He added: I was surprised why we finished our arguments in such little time. I think Khawar Qureshi didn't consume all the time that was afforded to him.
It is very clear, article 5 B of the Vienna Convention, that if a civilian is caught he is subject to human rights law. But if it is a spy, then human rights are forfeited. So I don't think we presented the case quite well.
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