Pakistan declares Indian staff in High Commission as persona non grata

Following Indias decision to declare a Pakistani citizen at the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi persona non grata Pakistan also declared a staff member of the Indian High Commission in Islamabad persona non grata citing involvement in activities incompatible with their official statusThe Indian Charge dAffaires was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs where Pakistan conveyed its decision directing the concerned official to depart the country within 24 hoursSharing a post on X Pakistans Ministry of Foreign Affairs wrote A Staff Member of the Indian High Commission Islamabad Declared as Persona Non Grata The Government of Pakistan has declared a staff member of the Indian High Commission Islamabad as persona non grata for engaging in activities incompatible with his privileged status The concerned official has been directed to leave Pakistan within 24 hoursThe Indian Charge dAffaires was called to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today for a demarche conveying this decision the post addedPR NO1372025A Staff Member of the Indian High Commission Islamabad Declared as Persona Non GrataThe Government of Pakistan has declared a staff member of the Indian High Commission Islamabad as persona non grata for engaging in activities incompatible with hishellipmdash Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pakistan ForeignOfficePk May 13 2025Notably India on Tuesday declared a Pakistani citizen working at the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi as persona non grata for indulging in activities not in keeping with his official status in IndiaThe said person was working as a staff member at the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi and has been asked to leave India within 24 hoursAn official statement from the Ministry of External Affairs stated The Government of India has declared a Pakistani official working at the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi persona non grata for indulging in activities not in keeping with his official status in India The official has been asked to leave India within 24 hours Charge d Affaires Pakistan High Commission was issued a demarche to this effect todayEarlier in April India summoned Pakistans top diplomat in Delhi Saad Ahmad Warraich and handed over the formal Persona Non Grata note for its military diplomatsIndias action came after 26 people were killed and several others sustained injuries in the dastardly attack by terrorists on tourists in Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir on April 22Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri had said that after these measures the total number will bring the overall strength of the High Commissions down to 30 from the present 55India launched Operation Sindoor on May 7 to strike multiple terror sites in Pakistan and PakistanOccupiedKashmir in retaliation for a deadly attack in Jammu and Kashmirs Pahalgam on April 22 in which 26 tourists were killedIn addition to eliminating over 100 terrorists the strikes targeted 11 Air bases inside Pakistan and inflicted significant damage on their military capabilities The air land and sea operations were carried out with calibrated restraint with an emphasis on minimising civilian casualtiesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoeveratOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params