Says provis­ion of such access under Vienna Conven­tion is only for legiti­mate visito­rs, not for spiesISLAMABAD: Pakistan has rejected India’s objection to denial of consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), saying the provision of such access under the Vienna Convention does not extend to spies. India repeatedly sought consular access to Jadhav, but Pakistan turned down the requests, citing a bilateral accord that did not permit such access to spies. Pakistan has also called India “a habitual violater of human rights” which “has not honoured UN resolutions especially on Kashmir”. On December 8, Pakistan granted permission to the mother and wife of the convicted spy to meet him later this month. India, according to sources, contended that Jadhav’s trial should have been conducted by a civilian court and that Pakistan was bound to give him consular access.

Source: The Express Tribune December 13, 2017 11:48 UTC