Kulbhushan Jadhav

New Delhi, May 17

Three days after hearing arguments from both India and Pakistan over the death sentence handed to Kulbhushan Jadhav by Pakistan, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) will announce its verdict in The Hague tomorrow.  The verdict is likely at 3.30 pm.For both India and Pakistan, the verdict will go a long way in determining the future course of action as far as bilateral ties are concerned. India argued that Pakistan had violated the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations by refusing access to Jadhav, despite 16 such requests.(Follow The Tribune on Facebook; and Twitter @thetribunechd)Pakistan, meanwhile, maintained that consular access could not be granted as the person in question was a “spy” and “terrorist”. Pakistan suffered a minor setback when the court refused it permission to play out the “confessional” video of Jadhav.India approached the ICJ on May 8 claiming that the life of an Indian national was at stake. Pakistan, in its arguments, questioned the “urgency” on the Indian side arguing that Jadhav has been given 150 days of clemency even after the sentence was announced. — TNS