Opposition politicising matter of Indian spy: Farogh Naseem

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Law and Justice Dr Farogh Naseem on Friday said the opposition was politicising the matter of legislation regarding providing Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav consular access.

Addressing a news conference along with Parliamentary Secretary MNA Maleeka Bokhari in Islamabad, he said objections of the opposition on the recent legislation passed by the joint sitting of the parliament were baseless.

“Someone said that America also does not accept the ICJ. Pakistan is a responsible country. We have cut the hands of India through this ordinance. If we would not have legislated, India would have filed a case of contempt of court against Pakistan in the international court,” he said.

Farogh Naseem said the ordinance related to Kulbhushan was not for an individual. India had approached the ICJ after its failure to get consular access and the ICJ had directed for the legislation, he maintained.

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The minister said the matters related to national security must be discussed and criticised viewing the national security concerns and sensitivities.

He said the opposition unfortunately had been hell-bent on sabotaging the legislative process.

“The government has made this legislation in the wider interest of the nation. While the opposition parties have opposed bills on electoral reforms without even reading them,” he said.

Speaking on the occasion, Maleeka Bokhari said the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government had passed historic laws despite all delaying tactics used by the opposition.

Highlighting the recent bills passed by the parliament, she said all these laws made and amended by the government were aimed at fast-tracking the process of justice and easing legal procedures for the affected people.