Pakistan's National Assembly has approved a bill allowing Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav to appeal his conviction in the high courts of the country.<br />'' <br />''The bill seeks to provide further right of review and reconsideration in giving effect to the judgment of the International Court of Justice.<br />'' <br />''The bill was adopted by the National Assembly yesterday after approval from the 21-member standing committee.<br />'' <br />''It has been named 'International Court of Justice (Review and Re-consideration) Act.<br />'' <br />''The Pakistan government had brought an ordinance in the National Assembly earlier in view of the ICJ's ruling in the Kulbhushan Jadhav case.<br />'' <br />''The Act will extend to the whole of Pakistan and shall "come into force at once".<br />'' <br />''According to the bill, the High Court has the power to review and reconsider where the ICJ in relation to a foreign national passes an order in respect of rights under the Vienna Convention of Consular Relations or a foreign national is aggrieved in respect of the rights available under the same.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Such a foreign national, either himself, through his authorised representative or through a consular officer of a mission of his country, may file a petition before a High Court for review and reconsideration, in terms of Section 3, in regard to an order of conviction or sentence of a Military Court operating under the Pakistan Army, 1952.</span><br />