Officials from the Indian High Commission in Islamabad go missing

Two officials working with the Indian High Commission in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad have gone missing. Reports suggest that two officials have been missing for the last two hours. One CISF driver posted at the High Commission along with one other official of the High Commission has been missing.

The Pakistan government has been approached and an investigation is underway. ISI  has been known to follow Indian diplomats and other officials from time to time. This comes 10 days after India expelled 2 Pakistani diplomats from New Delhi on espionage charges.

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MEA’s press release said, “Two officials of the High Commission of Pakistan in New Delhi were apprehended today by law enforcement authorities for indulging in espionage activities.”

Pakistan’s Chargé de Affairs was issued a demarche in which a strong protest was lodged over the activities of the two officials against India’s national security. Amid this, the High Commission is finding it difficult to resume normal functioning as they are facing aggressive tailing and surveillance.

India registered protest in the form of a note verbal to Pakistan authorities. India has asked Pakistan to ensure the safety and security of Indian High Commission officials and staff and to allow them to resume their activities in keeping with the Vienna Convention.

India told Pakistan that the behaviour of its agencies violated the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, 1961 and the 1992 Code of Conduct which both countries signed to provide diplomats immunity from hostilities in ties.