Pakistan and India on Thursday each expelled a diplomat from the other country in an exchange amid escalating tensions between the two South Asian archrivals over the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir. Vikas Swarup, a spokesman for the Indian Ministry of External Affairs, tweeted that India determined Akhtar was involved in espionage. "They detained him briefly for questioning and the documents were found on him," Yadav told reporter. Later Thursday, Pakistan's foreign ministry announced it has asked Sujeel Singh, an official working at the Indian Embassy, to leave Pakistan for violating diplomatic norms. Pakistani and Indian troops in recent weeks have frequently exchanged cross-border fire, causing casualties on both sides.

Source: ABC News October 27, 2016 10:48 UTC