India Protest Against Harassment Of Indian High Commission Officials In Pakistan
Mumbai : With in 24 hours India and Pakistan has come up with the agreement over the opening of Kartarpur corridor, were on Friday India has loged a strong protest against the alleged harassment of Indian High Commission officials and denial of access to Sikh pilgrims visiting Pakistan.
According to the Minister of External Affairs “consular officials of the Indian High Commission were “harassed and denied access” to meet Indian pilgrims at Gurudwara Nankana Sahib and Gurudwara Sacha Sauda on November 21 and 22.”
The high commission officials were forced to return to Islamabad without performing their consular duties vis-a-vis Indian pilgrims, the MEA added.
The MEA statement also stated that MEA said India has also expressed grave concern at the reports of attempts being made during the ongoing visit of the Indian pilgrims to Pakistan, “to incite communal disharmony and intolerance and promote secessionist tendencies with the objective of undermining India’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.”
Earlier reportedly pro-Khalistani banners were shown to the Indian pilgrims in Pakistan.
It said Pakistan has been called upon to take all measures to not allow its territory to be used for any “hostile propaganda” and support for “secessionist tendencies” against India.
On Thursday when the cabinet approved the development of the Kartarpur corridor from Dera Baba Nanak village in Gurdaspur to Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur in Pakistan, meanwhile the government of Pakistan responded that it has decided to open the corridor. The length of the corridor is about 4 km, 2 km on either side of the international border.
