NEW DELHI: The Islamabad high court on Monday asked the Pakistan government to give Indian officials a ‘chance’ to appoint a representative for Kulbhushan Jadhav while hearing a petition on appointing a lawyer for him, Pakistani media reported.
According to some reports, the Islamabad high court asked the government to allow appointing a legal counsel for Indian death-row prisoner Jadhav.
The hearing in the matter has been adjourned till September 3.
Last week, the Islamabad HC had constituted a two-member bench to hear a review petition filed by the Pakistan government in the case of Jadhav.
In a unilateral move, Pakistan had filed the petition in the court on July 22, seeking appointment of a “legal representative” for Jadhav.
However, the main parties, including the government of India, were not consulted ahead of the filing of the application by the ministry of law and justice under an ordinance which was enacted on May 20.
Under the ‘International Court of Justice Review and Reconside