Pakistan set to expose India’s complicity at ICJ

Lengthy sessions are being held in various departments, especially the Attorney-General’s office

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to expose India’s complicity at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which is taking up the Kulbhushan spy case on May 15, sources told The Express Tribune on Friday.

They said that lengthy sessions were being held in various departments, especially the Attorney-General’s office, soliciting advice of legal experts.



Attorney-General Ashtar Ausaf Ali chaired a meeting for the second consecutive day on Friday. The meeting was attended by the foreign secretary, law secretary and representatives of the JAG branch.

The meeting will again resume on Saturday (today) to finalise a strategy in this regard.

Officials said that despite limited time, Pakistan would “put up a robust and logical (legal) defence”.

“The ICJ will be told how India had misled the Court and … the world,” they said.

During the meeting, officials said, participants expressed their dismay at the haste with which Khulbhushan’s case was processed and set for hearing, leaving Pakistan with just two days for preparing a defence.

A senior government official believed that the country was “clearly at a disadvantage because of the paucity of time, logistical support and finding legal expertise”.



“The haste … has raised many an eyebrows even at international level,” he said.

He maintained that law academics believe that India was just making a political move and it had “a very weak legal case”.

“We cannot share details of our defence … but the people of Pakistan will be represented in a proper manner,” said a senior official on condition of anonymity.