India summons Basit, raises issue of ‘discourtesy’to BambawalePakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit was summoned to the Ministry of External Affairs on Wednesday, and told that Islamabad should let Indian diplomats posted in Pakistan work “without hindrance.” Meeting Mr. Basit, Sujata Mehta, Secretary (West) took up the issue of “discourtesy” to Indian envoy Gautam Bambawale in Karachi. Pakistani diplomatic sources based in India, told The Hindu that they used the meeting with Indian diplomats to demand similar courtesies from India. “We told our Indian colleagues that we have been denied so many events for being Pakistani diplomats in India. The High Commissioner of Pakistan to India is often “de-invited” from events even after being formally invited. However, an MEA official retorted that India does not cancel events that are officially organised.

Source: The Hindu September 07, 2016 12:45 UTC