PM hails ICJ's decision to not acquit, release Kulbhushan.

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday welcomed the decision of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Kulbhushan Jadhav and said Pakistan will proceed as per law in the case.

"Appreciate ICJ's decision not to acquit, release and return Commander Kulbhushan Jadhav to India," the prime minister said in a tweet. "He is guilty of crimes against the people of Pakistan. Pakistan shall proceed further as per law," he added.

The tweet comes a day after the ICJ dashed Indian hopes of seeking remedies through the international arbitration. The judgment, delivered by ICJ President Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf, to a packed court at The Hague, however, allowed India consular access to the convicted spy.

The ICJ on Wednesday had rejected India's request to 'acquit, release and return' Kulbhushan Jadhav, an Indian serving naval commander, sentenced by Pakistan on charges of espionage and terrorism. The United Nations' top court in its final verdict after two-year-long proceedings had ruled an effective review and reconsideration...