Sir: Ahead of the Kulbhushan Jadhav case hearing at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) due on February 18, a Pakistani delegation left for Hague. Jadhav, 48, was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on charges of espionage and terrorism in April 2017. India moved the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in May the same year against the verdict. Indian team will present its arguments on the case, while Pakistani team will be given a chance to present their case on February 20. The diplomatic sources said that the Pakistani lawyers will submit their statement in response to India’s arguments on February 21. Sources said that the Indian has not yet provided evidence of Kulbhushan Jadhav’s retirement. He was a serving officer of Indian Navy when caught from Balochistan instead of Iran as claimed by India. It is important to note that being a terrorist his case does not fall under Vienna Convention, that’s why councilor access was not granted and his fair trial was done under Military Courts which is challengeable in any civilian court of Pakistan. However, meeting with his family was purely on humanitarian grounds without any pressure. AFIA AMBREEN Rawalpindi Published in Daily Times, February 20th 2019.