Pakistan is amending its Army Act to allow Kulbhushan Jadhav to appeal against death sentence in a civilian court, according to the reports. The Indian national, Kulbhushan was tried and sentenced by a Pakistani military court and the Army Act law forbade such individuals or groups from filing an appeal and seeking justice from the civilian court.

 

Pakistan took the move after International Court of Justice (ICJ) interfered in the matter and favored India. India had appealed to the world court a month after Jadhav was sentenced.

 

In July this year, the world court ordered Islamabad to carry out an effective “review and reconsideration” of Jadhav’s conviction. Which meant that India should be given the right to have consular access to him and also review his death sentence. In view of this, a special amendment is being made for Kulbhushan Jadhav under the Army Act.

 

Jadhav aged 49 was allowed a meeting with an Indian official for the first time in September. Falsely accused of spying and terror he was sentenced to death in 2017.

 

Pakistan claims that Jadhav was arrested from Balochistan on March 3, 2016 by its security forces when he allegedly entered to plot an attack. Indian side has rejected and rubbished the Pakistan's claim time and again saying he was kidnapped from the Iranian port of Chabahar where he was running a business.