ISLAMABAD: Pakistani diplomats at the Pakistani High Commission in India are facing harassment, with at least four of them having served eviction notices concerning their private, rented residences in New Delhi, The News reported on Tuesday.Sources say that the four diplomats were issued notices by their landlord before the contract period expired. According to sources, Pakistani diplomats are being constantly monitored, while their gas and internet services are being cut off from time to time.The extension of Indian visas for 17 staff members, the sources added, including diplomats, is also pending with the Indian Ministry of External Affairs.A request was made to India for the extension of visas for 17 Pakistani officials three to five months ago.Furthermore, the water supply to the Pakistani High Commission in New Delhi has also been cut off, while the delivery of Indian newspapers to the High Commission has also been stopped for a month and a half.
The Pakistani High Commission has informed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs authorities.The alleged harassment comes against the backdrop of heightened tensions between Islamabad and New Delhi following a brief armed conflict between the two nuclear-armed neighbours in May this year.India, back in May, had launched crossborder strikes into Pakistan under the pretext of targeting terrorists — which it said were responsible for the Pahalgam attack in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).