Petition in Pak seeks immediate execution of Jadhav: Report

A petition has been filed in Pakistan’s Supreme Court seeking immediate execution of Indian prisoner on death row Kulbhushan Jadhav if he fails to get his capital punishment overturned.

Muzamil Ali, a lawyer, filed the petition on Saturday through advocate Farooq Naek, leader of Pakistan People’s Party and former senate chairman. The petition asked the apex court to order the federal government to ensure an early decision under the domestic laws on any pending appeal by 46-year-old Jadhav.

The petitioner requested the Supreme Court to order the immediate execution of the Indian national if he failed to get his capital punishment overturned, Dawn reported on Sunday.

Pakistan claims Jadhav was arrested from the restive Balochistan province on March 3 last year after he reportedly entered from Iran. A Pakistan military court had awarded the death sentence to Jadhav on charges of espionage and subversive activities.

However, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), through an interim ruling, stayed Jadhav’s execution till the case pending with it reached its logical end.

The petitioner also requested the court to declare that Jadhav’s trial had been conducted in accordance with the law, that due process had been observed and India was given consular access.