National human rights institutions from nine countries to hold meet in Delhi from Monday
The six-day meet is being organised by the National Human right Commission (NHRC) in collaboration with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).
India on Saturday lodged a complaint with Pakistan government as many Indian diplomats in Islamabad were reportedly subjected to harassment with new gas connections not being issued and internet services of some senior officials blocked.
Reports said that guests visiting the Indian diplomats were also harassed. Incident of an intruder entering an official’s house in early December was also reported.
According to reports, India has taken up the matter with Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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Earlier in the year, there were reports of Indian officials being aggressively followed in vehicles and their families including children being harassed on way to schools.
In November, New Delhi had lodged a strong protest with the Government of Pakistan over harassment of Consular officials of the High Commission of India in Islamabad and denial of access to the Indian pilgrims visiting Pakistan’s Gurudwara Nankana Sahib and Gurudwara Sacha Sauda.
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The Ministry of External Affairs in its statement had said the Indian officials were therefore compelled to return to Islamabad without performing their diplomatic and consular duties with regard to the Indian pilgrims.
The MEA had further stated that this was also in breach of the letter and spirit of the 1974 Bilateral Protocol on visit to religious shrines and the Code of Conduct for the treatment of diplomatic/consular personnel in India and Pakistan, 1992.
India has sent several verbal notes to the Pakistan Foreign Office over the continuing incidents of harassment and intimidation of its mission staff.
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