“Later, during interrogation, they confessed they were officials at the Pakistan high commission and worked for the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI),” a second official said. Subsequently, the government ordered the expulsion of Abid and Khan, who both work for the visa section at the Pakistani mission. There was no response from the spokesman of the Pakistani mission despite attempts to reach him on phone. It said the officials were detained by Indian authorities on “false and unsubstantiated charges” and released on the intervention of the high commission. The statement also condemned what it said was the “threatening and pressuring of the diplomatic officials to accept false charges”.

Source: Hindustan Times May 31, 2020 16:49 UTC