ISLAMABAD: Finally the sanity has prevailed and the nuclear armedneighbours have decided to amicably solve the diplomatic staff harassmentissue.
Pakistan and India have mutually agreed to resolve matters related to thetreatment of diplomats and diplomatic premises.
According to Foreign Office, India and Pakistan have agreed to resolve suchmatter in line with the 1992 ‘Code of Conduct’ for treatment ofDiplomatic/Consular personnel in India and Pakistan, Radio Pakistan hasreported.
The development came after staff at the Pakistan High Commission in NewDelhi had complained of being harassed in their host country.
The diplomats also complained of their families being harassed.
According to sources, a car carrying unaccompanied underage children of adiplomat was made to stop on a busy main road in the Indian capital; thechildren were harassed by unknown individuals for over an hour.
The diplomat’s daughter, according to sources, is still traumatised by theordeal.
In another incident, the vehicle of another senior counselor was forcefullystopped by an unknown individual who then disembarked and took pictures ofthe counselor.
The incidents are not the first, rather, a continuing trend that started inthe first week of March when a senior diplomat’s vehicle was stopped anddamaged. The following day the deputy high commissioner’s vehicle waschased by unknown individuals in a car and on a motorcycle, who dragged thedriver out of the car and hurled abuses at him.
In another incident, the Pakistan High Commissioner was chased and his carwas damaged by unknown individuals. The very next day, the highcommissioner raised the issue with the Indian Ministry of External Affairs(MEA) and met with the MEA joint secretary in connection with the incidents.
Following the meeting, instead of incidents being stopped, two counselorsof the Pakistani mission were harassed in a similar manner.