Concerns about the security of the high commission were conveyed in a demarche submitted to Pakistan’s Foreign Office recently, the people said. The diplomats, who were at the shrine to facilitate Indian pilgrims, were locked up in a room for close to half an hour by about 15 Pakistani intelligence personnel, the people said. Before letting the diplomats go, the intelligence personnel warned them not to come back to the area, the people said. The note verbale asked the Pakistani side to conduct an inquiry into the matter and to ensure such incidents did not occur again. Indian diplomats have been repeatedly harassed while trying to assist and facilitate visiting Sikh pilgrims at several gurdwaras in Punjab province.

Source: Hindustan Times May 04, 2019 14:46 UTC