City
Epaper

ICJ's verdict will be in India's favour, doubtful if Pak will obey: Dalbir Kaur

By ANI | Updated: July 17, 2019 17:10 IST

"I fully believe that the International Court of Justice's (ICJ) verdict in Kulbhushan Jadhav's case will be in India's favour," said Dalbir Kaur, the sister of Sarabjit Singh.

Open in App

"I fully believe that the International Court of Justice's (ICJ) verdict in Kulbhushan Jadhav's case will be in India's favour," said Dalbir Kaur, the sister of Sarabjit Singh.

Sarabjit, who was sentenced to death over terrorism charges, died in a Pakistan prison after some inmates attacked him in 2013.

Speaking to , Dalbir said, "Our government has made a strong case at the International Court of Justice and after looking at all the facts, I fully believe that the decision will be in our favour and his (Kulbhushan) punishment will be waived off."

She, however, expressed doubts whether Pakistan will comply with the ICJ's verdict if it is in India's favour.

"It is doubtful whether Pakistan will comply or not as there has always been a difference between what they say and what they do. But there is definitely hope as Pakistan will bring disrepute to them if they violate ICJ's order," she said.

When asked about recent reports emerging from Pakistan on the arrest of 2008 Mumbai attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed, Kaur said, " I don't know whether Pakistan's intentions are honest or not. Earlier also he was under house arrest but was later let go."

"If their intentions are indeed true, then they should hand Hafiz Saeed over to India" she added.

Kulbhushan Jadhav, a 49-year-old former Naval officer, was sentenced to death by a Pakist military court on April 11, 2017, on alleged charges of espionage and terrorism.

Following this, India had approached the ICJ against Pakistan "for egregious violations of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, 1963" in the matter.

The hearing in Jadhav's case started this year in February at the ICJ headquarters in The Hague.

The verdict is likely to be read out by President of the ICJ Judge Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf at around 6:30 pm (IST) at the Peace Palace in The Hague.

( With inputs from ANI )

Tags: pakistanICJKulbhushan Jadhavindia
Open in App

Related Stories

NationalChandigarh BJP Office Blast: Two Suspects Arrested for Grenade Blast; Drone Used to Smuggle Chinese Hand Grenade From Pakistan

InternationalIranian President Calls for Constructive Role of Brics to Halt West Asia Conflict During Talks With PM Modi

LifestyleEid 2026 Date: When Will Saudi Arabia, UAE and India Celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr?

MaharashtraMaharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis Unfurls 200-Foot National Flag at Nagpur’s Kasturchand Park

InternationalUS State Department Announces Permanent Closure of Peshawar Consulate in Pakistan

National Realted Stories

NationalWest Bengal Polls: "Manifesto unveiled keeping in mind opinions of people", says Congress leader Ghulam Ahmad Mir

National"1.46 lakh polling personnel will be dispatched to polling stations": Keralam CEO

NationalTripura leads nationwide Karmayogi 'Sadhana Saptah'; participation crosses 80,000

National"Despite global turmoil, India continues to move forward on its journey of progress": CM Yogi Adityanath

NationalConspirators won’t harm India if Sanatanis unite: CM Yogi