Tit for tat: India removes Pak high commission queue liners
Indian authorities removed queue liners and encroachments outside the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi, citing it as a proportionate response to similar actions taken by Pakistan against the Indian mission in Islamabad. Despite this diplomatic friction, both nations continue to maintain functional engagements on specific security and administrative issues.
Why it matters
The incident highlights the ongoing 'tit-for-tat' diplomatic tensions between India and Pakistan, which remain in a state of frozen relations.
NEW DELHI: Indian authorities removed queue liners outside the Pakistan high commission visa section along with other encroachment on a lane outside the boundary of the compound. The action Wednesday followed removal of parking poles and security barricades outside the Indian high commission in Islamabad earlier this week.Official sources said the liners were removed from a side lane outside the high commission and not the main gate. The response was said to be proportionate to the Pakistani action outside the Indian mission.
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