NEW DELHI – Indian High Commission team was harassed in Peshawar on 21December, Indian media had reported.
The Indian officials were returning from Qissa Khwani Bazar and nearbyplaces to Hotel pearl continental when their vehicle was stopped by twoagency officials who were following them on a motorbike, DNA has reported.
The Indian delegation was stopped and questioned for almost 30 minutes onthe main road itself. While the Indian officials requested them that theycould collect information about the visit once they reach the hotel as itwas inappropriate and inconvenient to wait on the main road, the agencyofficials did not allow them to proceed.
The agency officials warned the Indian officials that they should go backto Islamabad immediately. Subsequently, the visit had to be curtailed andthe Indian officials had no choice but to return to Islamabad.
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India has raised the matter with Islamabad. The Indian high commissionissued a note verbale to Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 23rdDecember and requested to investigate the incident. Indian mission alsoasked agency officials to be sensitized on extending due courtesies andadequate protocol to visiting diplomats as per norms.
