A demarche was issued to the Charge d’Affaires of the Pakistan High Commission in this regard, a press release by the MEA said.
The Government of India on Wednesday declared another official at the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi “Persona Non Grata” for activities “not in keeping with their official status.”
The High Commission staffer has been ordered to leave the country within 24 hours
A demarche was issued to the Charge d’Affaires of the Pakistan High Commission in this regard, a press release by the MEA said.
“Charge d’Affaires, Pakistan High Commission, was issued a demarche to this effect today. He was asked to strictly ensure that none of the Pakistani diplomats or officials in India misuse their privileges and status in any manner,” the MEA statement said.
The individual, according to sources, was allegedly indulged in espionage activities in the garb of visa services.
Earlier on May 13, the government had declared a Pakistani official at the High Commission “Persona Non Grata” for similar activities.
Following the expulsion, Pakistan engaged in a tit-for-tat move and declared a staff member of the Indian High Commission in Islamabad as persona non grata, claiming that the member “engaged in activities incompatible with his privileged status”.
According to the reports, the individual was allegedly identified as Ahsan-ur-Rahim alias Danish, who name came up in the ongoing probe in alleged spy Jyoti Malhotra’s case. Danish has been allegedly accused of committing espionage and leaking sensitive information regarding the movements of the Indian Army.
Haryanvi Youtuber Jyoti Malhotra was arrested in Hisar along with several others in Haryana for allegedly spying for Pakistan amid heightening India-Pakistan tensions.
The FIR against Jyoti mentioned that she met Ahsan-ur-Rahim in 2023 at the High Commission in Delhi and has been in touch since then. The man allegedly played the role of her handler and facilitated her introduction to Pakistani Intelligence Operatives.
She was also allegedly in touch with Danish during the four-day military conflict between India and Pakistan that followed the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, police said.