India expels Pakistani diplomat for espionage; Islamabad retaliates

In a tit-for-tat response, Pakistan’s International Workplace expelled an Indian diplomat from its mission in Islamabad on related fees, asking him and his household to go away inside 24 hours.

India on Tuesday expelled a Pakistani official working on the Pakistan Excessive Fee for allegedly indulging in espionage.

The Ministry of Exterior Affairs (MEA) mentioned the official was indulging in actions not in step with his official standing in India and that he had been given 24 hours to go away the nation.

Hours after India’s motion, Pakistan’s international workplace mentioned it declared an Indian staffer at India’s mission in Islamabad as a “persona non grata” on fees of espionage.

It mentioned the official and his members of the family had been requested to go away Pakistan in 24 hours.

The actions got here amid heightened tensions between the 2 international locations following their four-day army confrontation.

India additionally issued a demarche to the Pakistani Cost d’Affaires in New Delhi on the actions of the official.

Although the MEA didn’t disclose the precise fees in opposition to the Pakistani nationwide, it’s learnt that they’re associated to a case of espionage being probed by the Punjab Police.

“The federal government of India has declared a Pakistani official, working on the Pakistan Excessive Fee in New Delhi, persona non grata for indulging in actions not in step with his official standing in India,” the MEA mentioned.

“The official has been requested to go away India inside 24 hours. Cost d’Affaires, Pakistan Excessive Fee, was issued a demarche to this impact at present,” it mentioned.

The Punjab Police on Sunday mentioned it arrested two individuals, together with a girl, for his or her alleged involvement in espionage actions linked to a Pakistani official posted on the Pakistani Excessive Fee in New Delhi.

Primarily based on credible intelligence, a suspect was arrested for leaking delicate info to a Pakistan-based handler concerning Indian Military actions, Director Common of Police Gaurav Yadav had mentioned.

The event got here days after the Amritsar Rural police arrested two individuals — Falaksher Masih and Suraj Masih — for his or her alleged position in leaking delicate info and images of military cantonment areas and air bases to Pakistan’s intelligence company, in accordance native officers.

Yadav had mentioned the accused had been receiving funds via on-line transactions in change for sharing labeled info.

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