NEW DELHI: Two staff of the Indian high commission in Islamabad while out on official work in the Indian mission’s car were “abducted” by Pakistan agencies early morning Monday. After they were interrogated for several hours, reports emerged from Islamabad claiming they had been arrested for a road accident by the police.
The two non-diplomatic staff (names withheld) were finally released in the evening but not before Pakistan authorities claimed to have seized Pakistani Rs 10000 in fake currency from them. Indian authorities denied that the two men were carrying any fake currency and expressed apprehension that they were held for hours on trumped-up charges only to manufacture a case for declaring them persona non grata (PNG). The Indian staff also had injury marks on their bodies, sources said.
As reported by TOI Monday, Pakistan’s ISI had subjected Indian officials to aggressive tailing and intimidation since May 31 and Ind