People in Mumbai celebrate after the ICJ judgement in the Kulbhushan Jadhav case

NEW DELHI: After the International Court of Justice (ICJ) judgement in the Kulbhushan Jadhav case, India remains in touch with Pakistan for "full" consular access to the Indian national in Pakistan's custody as asked for by the international court, the government said on Thursday. 

The foreign ministry also described as a glaring admission Pakistan PM Imran Khan's remark that 30,000-40,000 "armed people" who fought in Afghanistan or Kashmir were still in his country. 

"This is not the first time that they have owned up to the presence of militants who are sent to India to create acts of terror. Since PM Imran has acknowledged it, it is time for them now to take credible and irreversible action against terror camps," said MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar. 

On the issue of Jadhav, the official said consular access had to be in full conformity and compliance to ICJ judgement and Vienna Convention on Consular Relations. 

"We expect full consular access should be granted at the earliest - in full compliance and full conformity with the ICJ judgement and the Vienna Convention," said Kumar as he recalled the "favourable" ICJ judgement. 

He added that Indian consular officials were in touch with Pakistan in this regard through diplomatic channels and further information on developments would be provided. The MEA spokesperson said India has conveyed its demands to Pakistan. "Will not go into details on what is being discussed," he said. 

In its 42-page order, the court, while rejecting Pakistan's objection to admissibility of the Indian application in the case, held that "a continued stay of execution constitutes an indispensable condition for the effective review" of the sentence of Jadhav. 

The bench, however, rejected some remedies sought by India, including annulment of the military court's decision convicting Jadhav, his release and safe passage to India. 

The ICJ upheld India's stand that Pakistan is in egregious violation of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, 1963 on several counts in the case.