"Two (Pakistani) officials were apprehended on Sunday by Indian law enforcement," the ministry said, adding that the Indian government had declared them "persona non grata" for indulging in activities incompatible with their status as members of a diplomatic mission. The Indian government also delivered a strong protest to the head of Pakistan's Delhi embassy concerning the alleged espionage against Indian national security. Pakistan's foreign ministry condemned what it called the detention and torture of two diplomatic officials by Indian authorities. Indian and Pakistani troops in Kashmir were earlier this year engaged in some of the most intense cross-border fighting in at least two years. India and Pakistan routinely accuse each other of using spies to gather intelligence through their diplomatic missions.

Source: bd News24 May 31, 2020 18:00 UTC