NEW DELHI – Pakistan High Commissioner to India Sohail Mahmood today saidthat he has discussed the issue of alleged harassment of diplomats with hisgovernment and that they want to sort it out “as soon as possible”.
Mr Mahmood, who came back to India last night, days after he was calledback for consultations amid raging row between India and Pakistan overharassment of diplomats, said such issues affect the relation between thetwo countries.
“I discussed this issue (alleged harassment of Pakistani diplomats inIndia) with our government. We want to sort out this issue as soon aspossible because it affects the relations between the countries,” thePakistani envoy said on the sidelines of an event.
Mr Mahmood was called back to Islamabad for consultations after allegedincidents of harassment in New Delhi, with Pakistan Foreign Officespokesperson Faisal claiming that the Indian government failed to takenotice of the increasing incidents of intimidation of Pakistani diplomats,their families and staff by its intelligence agencies.