ISLAMABAD: Pakistan strongly takes Reciprocal Measures against Indian HighCommission in Islamabad.
Pakistan has summoned Indian Chargé d’ Affaires to the Ministry of ForeignAffairs to reject the baseless allegations levelled by the Indian Ministryof External Affairs regarding the violations of Vienna Convention onDiplomatic Relations by the high commission’s officials in New Delhi.
Islamabad has categorically rejected the baseless allegations made by theIndian MEA as a pretext to seek a 50 per cent reduction in the staffstrength of the High Commission for Pakistan in New Delhi.
The FO statement read, “Pakistan completely dismisses allegations of anyviolation of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations by the officialsof the High Commission for Pakistan in New Delhi and reiterates that theyalways function within the parameters of international law and diplomaticnorms.”
Pakistan also rejects the insinuations of intimidation of Indian HighCommission officials in Islamabad.
The Indian Chargé d’ Affaires was also informed of Pakistan’s decision toreduce the Indian High Commission’s staff strength by 50 per cent as areciprocal measure. The Chargé d’ Affaires was asked to implement thedecision conveyed to him within seven days.
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‘The Indian Government’s smear campaign against Pakistan cannot obfuscatethe illegal activities in which the Indian High Commission officials werefound involved in. The MEA’s statement is another effort to distort factsand deny the culpability of these Indian High Commission officials incriminal offences,’ responded the Foreign Office.
‘The latest Indian action is a part of India’s desperate attempts to divertattention from its state-terrorism and worst human rights violations inIndian occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IoJ&K). India would be better advised tofocus on its internal and external issues, rather than creating diversionsat the cost of peace and stability in South Asia.’
‘Pakistan has been consistently sensitizing the world community thatirresponsible policies of the BJP government are increasingly imperillingregional peace and stability.’
Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, while talking exclusively to ARYNews, said that Indian authorities levelled baseless allegations againstthe officials of Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi and the country wasfinding excuses to stage a false flag operation.
