Pakistan High Commission staffer has been asked to leave India within 24 hours. This follows expulsion of staffer accused of espionage and declared persona non grata on 13 May.
Pakistan’s High Commissioner to Bangladesh Syed Ahmed Maroof left suddenly after purported viral photos & videos showed him with a woman said to be a senior Bangladesh Bank official.
Pakistan High Commission staffer has been given 24 hrs to leave India. On Sunday, Punjab cops arrested 2 Malerkotla residents who were recruited by him to leak sensitive information.
Arrests made in Punjab. One of the accused said to have received Rs 30,000 in 2 UPI transactions from Pakistani official. Police examining applicability of diplomatic immunity in the case.
India’s decision to expel the three defence advisers and the five support staff has essentially shut the entire defence wing of the Pakistani High Commission in New Delhi.
India has reviewed the security situation & directed all forces to maintain high vigil, while resolving to bring the perpetrators of the attack to justice & their sponsors held to account.
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Pakistan’s acting high commissioner in India, Syed Haidar Shah, is also likely to take up ambassador’s role in Nepal as bilateral diplomatic ties remain downgraded.
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Multiple companies have invoked the principle of ‘force majeure’, which lets a party off the hook in case of unforeseen ‘acts of God’, to avoid penalties.
IRIS Lavan was in the region for the International Fleet Review held last month and ‘sought urgent docking in Kochi citing technical issues,’ it is learnt.
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