'Despite our request...': India's tit-for-tat move against Pakistan mission explained
MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal says, “There were some temporary structures in the lane where the Pakistani High Commission is, and we removed them.”
The Indian Ministry of External Affairs described its tit-for-tat move against the Pakistani mission as a "proportionate action" following the removal of unauthorized structures outside the Indian mission in Islamabad. This response came after Pakistani authorities had previously removed queue management barriers and other unauthorized structures outside the Pakistani High Commission in New Delhi.
Indian authorities justified their action by stating that they had taken "what could be described as a proportionate action." Indian authorities had formally protested the removal of the structures, but Pakistani authorities proceeded with the action, citing it as part of a road-widening project, according to sources familiar with the matter.
Indian mission spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal reiterated that despite their request to Pakistani authorities not to remove the structures, they went ahead with the action. The removed structures were intended to facilitate parking.
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