India’s two high commission officials go missing in Pakistan.

The incident comes after India had expelled two Pakistani officials accused of spying. 

As per sources, since Monday morning, two Indian High Commission officials have been missing from Islamabad, Pakistan. The government of India has taken up the matter with the authorities in Pakistan. As per the sources the officers were last known to have gone out for an official work after which they went missing. 

Reciprocal action following the expulsion of two Pakistan officials?

Since, India expelled the two Pakistan officials accused of espionage, in the last month, tension has been boiling between the two neighboring countries. This kind of reciprocal action from Pakistan was anticipated by the Indian diplomats, following the expulsion of Pak’s officials. All the Indian diplomats and consular officials are being aggressively followed and under rigorous surveillance, which is hampering the normal functioning of The Indian High Commission.

ISI snooping has risen:

In recent weeks, an Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) member had reportedly chased the vehicle of India’s Charge d’affaires,  Gaurav Ahluwalia. Ahluwalia’s car was seen being followed by a bike-borne man. The missing officials definitely hint at some foul play and if the Pakistan government will have a hand in it, then it may lead to severe sourness of diplomatic relations between the two nations.

India takes the matter up with Pakistan authorities:

After the commission’s officers and staff were continually being harassed by Pakistani agencies, in March, the Indian High Commission in Pakistan, sent a strong protest note to Pak’s foreign ministry in Islamabad, to protest the unwarranted tailing and questioning by the ISI. In the protest note, India had Pakistan’s ministry to resolve such incidents, an excerpt from the note read, ”investigate these incidents urgently and instruct the relevant agencies to ensure that similar incidents do not recur.” 

After the missing report was taken up with the authorities, India on Friday has conveyed to Pakistan that ISI’s behavior had violated the 1992 bilateral Code of Conduct which both the nations signed to provide diplomats immunity and also violated Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, 1961.