India on Thursday told a Pakistani diplomat to leave by Saturday for
running a spy ring after he was caught receiving secret information
about Indian military deployments from two Indians who were arrested. A
third accomplice was caught later. Pakistan denied the espionage
charges as “false and unsubstantiated”, alleging that Indian police
“manhandled” Mehmood Akhtar, a visa officer at the Pakistan High
Commission. His expulsion could deepen tensions between the two
countries over Kashmir and cross-border terrorism. External Affairs
Ministry Spokesperson Vikas Swarup said Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar
summoned Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit to inform “that India
had intercepted an official of the High Commission in the pursuit of
espionage and that he was being declared persona non grata”.
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