Harassment row: Now, Pakistan wants solution, says it affects bilateral ties
Following reports of alleged harassment of Indian diplomats in Pakistan, Pakistan High Commissioner to India, Sohail Mahmood, has said that the Pakistan government want to sort out the issue as soon as possible.
The issue has affected ties between the two countries, he added.
I discussed this issue with our govt & we want to sort this out as soon as possible because it affects the relationship between our countries: Pakistan High Commissioner to India Sohail Mahmood to ANI on reports stating alleged harassment of diplomats (File Pic) pic.twitter.com/rDHUyQExpv
— ANI (@ANI) March 23, 2018
The Pakistan government had accused India of harassing its diplomats and their families in the country. India's Deputy High Commissioner J P Singh was summoned by Pakistan authorities a few weeks over the issue.
A demarche was earlier made to the Indian High Commission in Islamabad and the external affairs ministry in Delhi.
As the "harassment" row escalated, the Pakistan government summoned Sohail Mehmood to Islamabad in an attempt to keep the focus on the issue.
In a similar incident, the Indian High Commission in Islamabad sent a note verbale to the Pakistan foreign ministry on continuing "harassment" and "intimidation" of Indian officials and staff members.
Reports said the vehicles of India's Deputy High Commissioner Syed Haider Shah including the military attaché, air attaché and naval attaché was aggressively "tailed" on motorbikes at close proximity in Pakistan.
Indian officials asked Pakistani authorities to look into the incident.