Pakistan army to 'jointly fight Jadhav case with govt' in ICJ

May 21, 2017 12:34

First, a Pakistan military court tried, convicted and sentenced Kulbhushan Jadhav, and now it appears the country's powerful army will "jointly fight" the Indian national's case with its government in the International Court of Justice, Pakistan state radio reported a top ruling politician as saying.

What the politician meant by "jointly" wasn't explained in Radio Pakistan's article.

Of course, it is by no means a secret that the Pakistan military has, arguably, an equal say as the civilian government in national matters there.

What's striking, though, is that a ruling party politician made this statement publicly, that too at a time when tensions are running high between the Nawaz Sharif civilian government and the Pakistan army.

"Speaker National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq says the government and Pakistan Army will jointly fight the case of Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav" in the ICJ, reported Radio Pakistan quoting a speech the politician made yesterday.

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