The Centre said on Sunday that two officials of the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi were caught spying and have been asked to leave I...
The Centre said on Sunday that two officials of the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi were caught spying and have been asked to leave India within 24 hours. “Two officials of the High Commission of Pakistan in New Delhi were apprehended today by Indian law enforcement authorities for indulging in espionage activities,” the Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement.
The ministry said the Indian government has declared both these officials persona non grata for “indulging in activities incompatible with their status as members of a diplomatic mission”.
“Pakistan’s Charge de Affaires [Syed Haider Shah] was issued a demarche in which a strong protest was lodged with regard to the activities of these officials of the High Commission of Pakistan against India’s national security,” the ministry’s press release said. “Pakistan’s Cd’A was asked to ensure that no member of its diplomatic mission should indulge in activities inimical to India or behave in a manner incompatible with their diplomatic status.”
But Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the expulsions. It called the allegations against the two officers “false and unsubstantiated”. The ministry also accused India of subjecting the officers to “detention and torture”. “We condemn the detention and torture as well as threatening and pressuring...
