<p><strong>Islamabad: </strong>The Pakistan National Assembly on Thursday adopted the bill to give the right of appeal to&nbsp;Indian prisoner Kulbhushan Jadhav&nbsp;as per the ruling of the International Court of Justice (ICJ).</p> <p>This move will allow Jadhav, who was sentenced to death in 2017 by a military court in Pakistan on charges of espionage and terrorism, to appeal his conviction in the high courts of the country.</p> <p>&ldquo;Pakistan Assembly has approved "International Court of Justice (Review &amp; Re-consideration) Ordinance, 2020&rdquo;. This will allow Kulbhushan Jadhav to appeal his conviction in the high courts of the country,&rdquo; ANI reported the Pakistan media as saying.</p> <p>Earlier in April, Pakistan had called on the Indian side to cooperate with its courts and appoint a counsel for Jadhav to implement the ICJ judgment.</p> <p><strong>ALSO READ</strong>| <span style="color: #e03e2d;"><strong><a style="color: #e03e2d;" href="https://ift.tt/2TVqWqp" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nigeria Makes Its Debut On India's Koo As Twitter Seeks Dialogue With Govt After Ban</a></strong></span></p> <p>&ldquo;The Indian side is once again urged to take the necessary steps, including the appointment of a legal counsel to represent Commander Jadhav in the case, so that legal proceedings could be duly concluded and full effect could be given to the judgment of the ICJ,&rdquo; IANS quoted Pakistan Foreign Office spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudri as saying.</p> <p>This came following the ICJ judgment on July 17, 2019, cancelling Jadhav&rsquo;s death sentence and calling for a trial into the allegations against him in the civilian court.</p> <p>The ICJ had not accepted the death sentence handed over by a military court in Pakistan to Jadhav.</p> <p>Pakistan had earlier maintained it is abiding by the ICJ judgment and has filed a case in the Islamabad High Court.</p> <p>Questioning the High Court&rsquo;s decision to appoint a defence counsel in the case, the Indian High Commission, has, however, challenged the case.</p> <p>The Indian High Commission has contested that the High Court is not proceeding as per the ICJ requirements.</p>

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