Goa CM says ICJ order on Kulbhushan Jadhav 'big win'

Panaji Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Thursday described the International Court of Justice ICJ verdict directing Pakistan to review its death penalty to Kulbhushan Jadhav as a big win for IndiaBig win for us as the International Court of Justice delivers verdict in favour of India on KulbhushanJadhav case I congratulate PM Shri narendramodi ji for the diplomatic victory and Adv Harish Salve ji for successfully representing the case in ICJ KulbhushanVerdict Sawant tweeted on ThursdayBig win for us as the International Court of Justice delivers verdict in favour of India on KulbhushanJadhav case I congratulate PM Shri narendramodi ji for the diplomatic victory and Adv Harish Salve ji for successfully representing the case in ICJ KulbhushanVerdictmdash Dr Pramod Sawant DrPramodPSawant July 17 2019Union Minister Giriraj Singh took a witty jibe at Pakistan for claiming big win in Kulbhushan Jadhav caseOn Wednesday Singh mocked the neighbouring country Pakistan after its government official Twitter handle tweeted Big win for Pakistan Indias demand of release and repatriation of Kulbhushan Jadhav rejected by ICJ Kulbhushan VerdictBig win for Pakistan Indiarsquos demand of release and repatriation of KulbhushanJadhav rejected by ICJKulbhushanVerdictmdash Govt of Pakistan pid_gov July 17 2019Following which Singh tweeted Not your fault judgement delivered in EnglishNot your fault judgment delivered in English httpstco5zZcoufgECmdash Shandilya Giriraj Singh girirajsinghbjp July 17 2019This comes after the ICJ on Wednesday continued its stay on the execution of the Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav held in a Pakistani jail on allegations of spying and called for an effective review and reconsideration of the convictionApart from Singh Twitterati also took an opportunity to come up with multiple replies to Pakistan governments tweet in their wittiest way Here are some of the reactionsA Twitter user said Bhai verdict English May Hoga in logo ko samjhane may time lagegaReaction of Pakistan People right now another user tweeted along with a memeBesides being masters of terrorism they are also masters of illiteracy Cant even read the judgement correctly The same guys were openly claiming victory just a few hours before a humiliating surrender in Dacca in 1971 a Twitter user saidTerror Conditioned Brains in Pakistan think differently another user tweetedJadhav 49 was purportedly arrested from Balochistan by Pakistani security forces on March 3 2016 after he allegedly entered the country from Iran as claimed by IslamabadIndia has held that Pakistan which faces several problems on its border with Iran has been using Jadhavs case to blame India for its problems in Balochistan It has used proxy groups such as Jaish al Adl against Iran while Iranian officials have spoken of Pakistans sponsorship of terror activities along the IranPakistan borderIt was on March 25 2016 that then Foreign Secretary of Pakistan Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry had informed the Indian High Commissioner in Islamabad of Jadhavs arrestSince then Pakistan has not offered any explanation as to why Islamabad took over three weeks to inform the Indian High Commissioner about Jadhavs arrestJadhav was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on April 11 2017Following this India on May 8 2017 approached the ICJ against Pakistan for egregious violations of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations 1963 in the matterIndia alleged that Pakistan is in breach of Article 361 b of the Vienna Convention which obliged Pakistan to inform India of the arrest of Jadhav without delayCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get the latest updatesEdited by midday online desk with inputs from Agencies