SOURCE ; NEW18
Last Updated:May 13, 2025, 20:58 IST
The Indian government declared a Pakistani official at the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi persona non grata for activities not in line with their status.
Deserted view outside the entrance of the Pakistan High Commission, amid tight security following the terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam and subsequent conflict between both India and Pakistan after Operation Sindoor. (IMAGE: PTI)
The Indian government on Tuesday declared a Pakistani official at the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi persona non grata for activities “not in keeping with their official status.” The individual, according to sources, has been identified as a staffer from Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and has been directed to leave India within 24 hours. A demarche was issued to the Charge d’Affaires of the Pakistan High Commission in this regard, a press release by the External Affairs Ministry said.
In a related development, Punjab Police on Sunday arrested two individuals allegedly involved in espionage activities linked to the said Pakistani official. Acting on credible intelligence, one suspect was arrested for leaking sensitive information to a Pakistan-based handler regarding Indian Army movements, said Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav.
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Preliminary investigations suggest the two had been receiving money through online channels in exchange for classified inputs.
They were in frequent contact with the handler and were involved in channelling funds to other local operatives as per his instructions, he said on Sunday.
Two mobile phones have been recovered, and an FIR has been registered, said the DGP earlier.
This is the first diplomatic expulsion following the brief but ongoing conflict between India and Pakistan. Pakistan Army earlier this month defended and intervened on behalf of terrorists after India launched Operation Sindoor and demolished nine terror hideouts belonging to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and Hizbul Mujahideen (HM).
The Pakistani Army then assumed an aggressive military posture and sent drones to border districts and engaged in firing along the LoC. India gave a befitting response by launching an offensive that saw the Pakistani Air Force (PAF) dominated and its crucial air bases damaged in the hands of its counterpart Indian Air Force (IAF).
- First Published:
May 13, 2025, 20:31 IST
