New Delhi: Rubbishing Pakistan’s allegations that Indian High Commission officials were allegedly involved in spying, the MEA spokesperson Vikas Swarup on Thursday said that the thoughtless tit-for-tat act by the country has compromised the security of those named.
Speaking at a press conference, Swarup said, “We expelled only one person from India for anti-India activities. After that Pakistan decided to withdraw on its own six of their staffers. And then they decided to put in the public domain details of eight of our diplomats and officials whose safety and security has been completely compromised. This is against basic norms of diplomatic practice and courtesy."
The MEA spokesperson also said that the Pakistani allegations were an "after-thought" and a "crude attempt" to target them for no fault of theirs, after a Pakistan High Commission staffer was caught red handed in New Delhi last week while indulging in anti-India activities.
It is learnt that India will withdraw the eight diplomats as their security has been compromised.
Swarup said the Indian officials "falsely implicated" were working in the fields of promoting people-to-people and trade and economic contacts between the two countries.
"Pakistan's false allegations against them have the potential to adversely affect the corresponding activities of the High Commission," he said.
He also said that Pakistan was in complete denial of the problem and deflecting its responsibility by resorting to "fanciful accusations".
