India criticises Pak bill on facilitating Kulbhushan Jadhav appeal against death sentence

India on Thursday said Pakistan's law to facilitate Kulbhushan Jadhav appeal against his death sentence "simply codifies" the "shortcomings" of a previous ordinance.

A day after Pakistan passed a bill to facilitate Indian prisoner Kulbhushan Jadhav appeal against his death sentence, India on Thursday said the law "simply codifies" the "shortcomings" of a previous ordinance and that Islamabad has "failed" to create an atmosphere to ensure a fair trial in the case.

Spokesperson in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Arindam Bagchi said Pakistan continues to deny unimpeded and unhindered consular access to Jadhav as mandated by the International Court of Justice (ICJ).