Kulbhushan Jadav Case: Pak To Appoint Judge for Hearing in ICJ

The Pakistan government has begun consultations over the nomination of an ad-hoc judge for the Kulbhushan Jadhav case being heard at the International Court of Justice, with an ex-attorney general and a former Jordanian premier emerging as the top contenders, Express Tribune reported.

India had moved the Hague-based International Court of Justice (ICJ) against Jadhav's death penalty handed down by a Pakistani military court. The ICJ had on 18 May restrained Pakistan from executing the death sentence.

Pakistan government's functionaries have begun consultations for the nomination of an ad-hoc judge, the paper reported citing sources.

During the tenure of ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, former



Supreme Court judge Khalilur Rehman Ramday was approached, but he declined the nomination, the report said.

'Two Judges Recommended For The Job'

The report also included sources saying the Attorney General for Pakistan's (AGP) office has recommended the names of senior lawyer Makhdoom Ali Khan and former Jordanian Prime Minister Awn Shawkat Al-Khasawneh to the Prime Minister's Office for the nomination of one name as an ad-hoc judge.

Khasawneh served as an ICJ judge for over a decade, while Khan, a former Attorney General who is seen as the favourite for the job, also has experience in international arbitration cases, having represented eight different countries in international courts.