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The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said that the official has been given 24 hours to leave the country after being expelled over activities inconsistent with his role as a diplomat.
India on Tuesday expelled a Pakistani official working at the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi for engaging in activities inconsistent with his diplomatic role.
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said that the official has been given 24 hours to leave the country.
“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 today,” the MEA said in a statement on Tuesday.
The decision comes against the backdrop of heightened tensions following a four-day military standoff between the two nations.
India also issued a formal demarche to the Pakistani Charge d’Affaires, expressing strong concern over the staffer’s conduct.
India-Pakistan tensions
The move comes amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan following New Delhi’s launch of Operation Sindoor, which targeted nine terror infrastructure sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (POK). The operation was a direct response to the 22 April Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people, most of them tourists.
On 23 April, India began a series of diplomatic measures, including reducing the strength of Pakistan’s High Commission in New Delhi from 55 to 30 officials. All Pakistani Defence, Naval, and Air advisors were expelled and given a week to leave. In a reciprocal move, Indian personnel were withdrawn from Islamabad.
India also suspended the World Bank-brokered Indus Waters Treaty, which had been in place for over six decades, stating it would remain on hold until Pakistan credibly and permanently ends support for cross-border terrorism.
Additionally, the integrated Attari-Wagah checkpost was shut down, with the government allowing only those who had already crossed over with valid permissions to return through the route before 1 May 2025.
Following several days of intense military exchanges, both countries announced on Saturday that they had reached an understanding to halt all hostilities on land, in the air, and at sea.
