The Indian security official who caught one of the Pakistani visa official Abdi Hussain Abid at a restaurant in Karol Bagh as part of espionage plan had told him to finish his samosa fast when he was caught in the act.

Sources revealing the details of Sunday's operation said the official who nabbed Abid asked him to "finish eating Samosa fast, your time is up".

Abdi, along with Tahir Khan was caught on Sunday while trying to source sensitive document on a specific tip. They were on a radar for a long time. A trap was laid and later in an operation, they were apprehended. They had come in a diplomatic car of Pakistan mission and visuals showed a broken windshield of the vehicle.

India immediately declared both of them persona non grata and expelled them. They are expected to reach Pakistan by today night via Wagha Attari border.&nbsp;

The MEA in a release said the Pakistani Charge de Affaires was issued a demarche in which India strongly protested "activities of these officials" and "asked to ensure that no member of its diplomatic mission should indulge in activities inimical to India or behave in a manner incompatible with their diplomatic status."

The last time a Pakistani official was caught trying to indulge in espionage in Delhi was in 2016. India had that time also expelled the official but Islamabad in a tit for tat also expelled an Indian official. 
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The Indian security official who caught one of the Pakistani visa official Abdi Hussain Abid at a restaurant in Karol Bagh as part of espionage plan had told him to finish his samosa fast when he was caught in the act.

The Indian security official who caught one of the Pakistani visa official Abdi Hussain Abid at a restaurant in Karol Bagh as part of espionage plan had told him to finish his samosa fast when he was caught in the act. Sources revealing the details of Sunday's operation said the official who nabbed Abid asked him to "finish eating Samosa fast, your time is up". Abdi, along with Tahir Khan was caught on Sunday while trying to source sensitive document on a specific tip. They were on a radar for a long time. A trap was laid and later in an operation, they were apprehended. They had come in a diplomatic car of Pakistan mission and visuals showed a broken windshield of the vehicle. India immediately declared both of them persona non grata and expelled them. They are expected to reach Pakistan by today night via Wagha Attari border. The MEA in a release said the Pakistani Charge de Affaires was issued a demarche in which India strongly protested "activities of these officials" and "asked to ensure that no member of its diplomatic mission should indulge in activities inimical to India or behave in a manner incompatible with their diplomatic status." The last time a Pakistani official was caught trying to indulge in espionage in Delhi was in 2016. India had that time also expelled the official but Islamabad in a tit for tat also expelled an Indian official.

Espionage case: Spies to reach Pakistan today via Wagha Attari border

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday announced that customs duty on all goods imported from Pakistan will be hiked to 200 per cent with immediate effect.

The move comes a day after <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/indias-mfn-status-to-pakistan-what-it-means-how-it-impacts-trade-197569">India scrapped MFN (Most Favoured Nation) status to Pakistan</a> in the wake of Pulwama terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir.

New Delhi has also decided to give a dossier to FATF, an international terror financing watchdog, to expose the neighbouring country's links with terrorism and seeking its blacklisting, news agency PTI reported.

According to reports, security agencies are preparing the dossier with the evidence gathered so far related to the attack carried out by Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad and the help being provided to the outfit by the country.

This will be a dossier on Pakistani agencies' links with the JeM and how the terror group is being aided by them, a security official said. The details of the terror attacks carried out by the JeM in the past will be mentioned in the document, PTI reported.

The Paris-headquartered Financial Action Task Force (FATF) will also be told through the dossier how the Pakistani agencies are providing funds to the JeM, an official told PTI.

In the next meeting of the FATF, India will also press for the blacklisting of Pakistan so that that action can be taken against the country, another official said. The FATF plenary and working group meetings will be held in Paris next week.

Earlier in the day, an <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/leaders-at-all-party-meeting-strongly-condemn-dastardly-terror-act-of-14th-february-197746">all-party meeting called by Centre</a> to deliberate upon the situations arising out of Pulwama terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir passed a resolution strongly condemning the ''dastardly terror act''.&nbsp;

The meeting chaired by Home Minister Rajnath Singh released the resolution which read, "We strongly condemn the dastardly terror act of 14th February at Pulwama in J&amp;K in which lives of 40 brave jawans of CRPF were lost".

The resolution did not name Pakistan but asserted that India has been facing the menace of the cross-border terrorism which of late, it added, is being actively encouraged by forces from the neighbouring country.

Over 40 CRPF personnel were killed when a <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/jem-commanders-responsible-for-pulwama-terror-attack-identified-traced-in-tral-sources-197758">Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorist</a> rammed a vehicle carrying over massive explosives into their bus on Srinagar-Jammu national highway on Thursday at around 3.15 pm at Ladhu Modi Lethpora. The convoy consisted of 78 buses in which around 2,500 CRPF personnel were travelling from Jammu to Srinagar.

The Central government has also stepped up <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/pulwama-terror-attack-india-continues-its-diplomatic-campaign-for-second-day-briefs-gulf-asean-and-african-envoys-197780">diplomatic efforts to mount pressure on the Government of Pakistan</a> to take action against those who have been indulging in exporting terror to India.

(With inputs from PTI)

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday announced that customs duty on all goods imported from Pakistan will be hiked to 200 per cent with immediate effect. The move comes a day after India scrapped MFN (Most Favoured Nation) status to Pakistan in the wake of Pulwama terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday announced that customs duty on all goods imported from Pakistan will be hiked to 200 per cent with immediate effect. The move comes a day after India scrapped MFN (Most Favoured Nation) status to Pakistan in the wake of Pulwama terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir. New Delhi has also decided to give a dossier to FATF, an international terror financing watchdog, to expose the neighbouring country's links with terrorism and seeking its blacklisting, news agency PTI reported. According to reports, security agencies are preparing the dossier with the evidence gathered so far related to the attack carried out by Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad and the help being provided to the outfit by the country. This will be a dossier on Pakistani agencies' links with the JeM and how the terror group is being aided by them, a security official said. The details of the terror attacks carried out by the JeM in the past will be mentioned in the document, PTI reported. The Paris-headquartered Financial Action Task Force (FATF) will also be told through the dossier how the Pakistani agencies are providing funds to the JeM, an official told PTI. In the next meeting of the FATF, India will also press for the blacklisting of Pakistan so that that action can be taken against the country, another official said. The FATF plenary and working group meetings will be held in Paris next week. Earlier in the day, an all-party meeting called by Centre to deliberate upon the situations arising out of Pulwama terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir passed a resolution strongly condemning the ''dastardly terror act''. The meeting chaired by Home Minister Rajnath Singh released the resolution which read, "We strongly condemn the dastardly terror act of 14th February at Pulwama in J&K in which lives of 40 brave jawans of CRPF were lost". The resolution did not name Pakistan but asserted that India has been facing the menace of the cross-border terrorism which of late, it added, is being actively encouraged by forces from the neighbouring country. Over 40 CRPF personnel were killed when a Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorist rammed a vehicle carrying over massive explosives into their bus on Srinagar-Jammu national highway on Thursday at around 3.15 pm at Ladhu Modi Lethpora. The convoy consisted of 78 buses in which around 2,500 CRPF personnel were travelling from Jammu to Srinagar. The Central government has also stepped up diplomatic efforts to mount pressure on the Government of Pakistan to take action against those who have been indulging in exporting terror to India. (With inputs from PTI)

Pulwama attack: After scrapping MNF status, Government hikes customs duty on all Pak imports to 200%

Indian<a href="http://www.wionews.com/south-asia/pakistan-to-release-indian-national-hamid-nihal-ansari-one-month-after-his-jail-term-ends-184078"> prisoner Hamid Nehal Ansari</a>, whose three-year jail term ended on December 15 will be released on Tuesday, sources have told WION.

Ansari, 33, was sentenced to prison by a Pakistan military court for allegedly possessing a fake Pakistani identity card.

He was arrested in 2012 for reportedly entering Pakistan illegally to meet a girl who he had befriended online. He was arrested after the girl's family complained that he was travelling illegally. He was however officially arrested later for after a military court tried him for espionage.

Ansari's jail term ended on December 15, his lawyer had pleaded that his client should have been released on December 16th.

An officer, representing the Pakistan interior ministry had told the court that a prisoner could be kept for one month while the legal documents were being prepared. The Pakistan court had directed the authorities to finish all the legal documents and release Ansari to deport him back to India.

Last year, India had asked for consular access for Hamid Ansari who was in the list of prisoners held in Pakistan which was rejected.&nbsp;

Ansari, a Mumbai resident, who is an engineer had filed a plea for remission in his sentence which was rejected by the Pakistan authorities last year.

Indian prisoner Hamid Nehal Ansari, whose three-year jail term ended on December 15 will be released on Tuesday, sources have told WION. Ansari, 33, was sentenced to prison by a Pakistan military court for allegedly possessing a fake Pakistani identity card.

Indian prisoner Hamid Nehal Ansari, whose three-year jail term ended on December 15 will be released on Tuesday, sources have told WION. Ansari, 33, was sentenced to prison by a Pakistan military court for allegedly possessing a fake Pakistani identity card. He was arrested in 2012 for reportedly entering Pakistan illegally to meet a girl who he had befriended online. He was arrested after the girl's family complained that he was travelling illegally. He was however officially arrested later for after a military court tried him for espionage. Ansari's jail term ended on December 15, his lawyer had pleaded that his client should have been released on December 16th. An officer, representing the Pakistan interior ministry had told the court that a prisoner could be kept for one month while the legal documents were being prepared. The Pakistan court had directed the authorities to finish all the legal documents and release Ansari to deport him back to India. Last year, India had asked for consular access for Hamid Ansari who was in the list of prisoners held in Pakistan which was rejected. Ansari, a Mumbai resident, who is an engineer had filed a plea for remission in his sentence which was rejected by the Pakistan authorities last year.

Indian prisoner Hamid Nehal Ansari to be released from Pak prison tomorrow: Sources

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