The move comes after India declared a Pakistani diplomat ‘persona non grata’ for engaging in activities incompatible with his status.
Islamabad: Pakistan declared a staff member of the Indian High Commission in Islamabad ‘persona non grata’ after New Delhi, citing involvement in activities incompatible with their official status. It also asked the Indian staff to leave the country within 24 hours.
Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a post on X, wrote, “… The government of Pakistan has declared a staff member of the Indian High Commission, Islamabad, as persona non grata for engaging in activities incompatible with his privileged status. The concerned official has been directed to leave Pakistan within 24 hours.”
“The Indian Charge d'Affaires was called to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today for demarche, conveying the decision,” the post added.
The decision comes after the Government of India on May 13 declared a Pakistani official at the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi ‘persona non grata’ for engaging in activities incompatible with his diplomatic status. The official was also asked to leave the country within 24 hours.
An official statement from India's Ministry of External Affairs stated, "The Government of India has declared a Pakistani official, working at the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi, persona non grata for indulging in activities not in keeping with his official status in India.”
In international diplomacy, declaring someone persona non grata is a formal way for a country to expel a foreign official, typically for actions deemed inappropriate or hostile to the host nation’s interests.
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