International court of justice rules more time must be allowed to hear appeal in case straining troubled relationship with IndiaThe international court of justice has ordered Pakistan to temporarily stay the execution of an Indian national convicted of spying. Pakistan announced in April that a military court had sentenced the 46-year-old to death afterconvicting him of providing assistance to insurgents in the of Balochistan province. The ICJ decision was celebrated in India, where the case has become the latest strain the country’s troubled relationship with Pakistan. Indian officials claimed last month that no Pakistanis had ever been executed on the charges in India. Pakistan executed Indian citizen Sheikh Shamim in 1999, almost 10 years after he was arrested on spying charges.

Source: The Guardian May 18, 2017 11:07 UTC