The Pakistan High Commission has brought some incidents of alleged harassment over the last few days to the notice of External Affairs Ministry.
Sources in the Ministry said, these alleged incidents will no doubt be investigated.
They said, India makes all efforts to provide a safe, secure and hospitable environment for diplomats to work but unfortunately it cannot be said about Islamabad.
According to sources, the Indian High Commission in Pakistan has been facing tremendous harassment for long, particularly in the last year.
However, Indian diplomats chose to tackle this matter with quiet and persistent diplomacy rather than by airing issues in the media.
The Indian High Commissioner’s car was recently stopped by Pak agencies in the middle of a busy road to prevent him from attending an event.
Aggressive surveillance, violation of physical space and tailing of officers in close and dangerous proximity is a perennial issue.
In view of such an atmosphere of intimidation, most families have returned to India and children have been withdrawn from schools.
Sources said, India has repeatedly requested Pakistan to mutually ensure that High Commissions are allowed to do their job in an atmosphere free of harassment and intimidation and staff be allowed to work, and construction projects get completed on time.
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