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Pak High Commission asked to reduce staff by 50 Percent

AGENCIES | NEW DELHI

On Tuesday evening, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs summoned the officer of Pakistan High Commission. He was ordered to cut the staff of Pakistan High Commission by 50 percent. India alleges that the employees of Pakistan High Commission have been caught red-handed in wrongdoing such as espionage.
India told Pakistan's Charge d Affairs Syed Hyder Shah that the Pakistan High Commission staff's behavior did not meet the conditions of the Vienna Convention.
A news agency quoted the Ministry of External Affairs as saying that the staff of Pakistan High Commission has been asked to halve it. Foreign Ministry officials told the Charge d'affaires of Pakistan (the largest officer dealing with embassy cases) that the officials and staff of the Pakistani embassy were doing illegal work. These include contacts with espionage and terrorist organizations. The officer was told that on May 31, two employees were arrested red handed by the Delhi Police.
The officer of Pakistan has been asked to increase the staff of the High Commission to 50 percent in 7 days. So far no statement has been received from Pakistan.
Tension between the two countries at the diplomatic level began on the evening of 31 May. Two officers of Pakistan High Commission in Delhi were arrested with fake documents. During questioning, he tried to identify himself as Indian. Information and documents related to espionage were also found from them.
Both were ordered to leave the country in 24 hours. In response, Pakistan arrested two Indian employees in Islamabad. Accused him of accident. Both were asked to leave the country. Now India has taken a strict stance on this.