Two Pakistani officials ordered to leave India on espionage charges

India's foreign ministry said in a statement that it had ordered two officials posted at the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi to leave the country on charges of spying.

However, Pakistan's Foreign Office has strongly condemned the move, calling the allegations made by the Indian government against Pakistani officials false and baseless.

According to a statement issued by the Indian Foreign Ministry on Sunday, two diplomats of the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi have been arrested on charges of alleged espionage.

India has declared the officers unwanted and ordered them to leave the country within 24 hours.

The statement said that the activities of these officials were not in line with diplomatic rules and regulations.

Pakistan's foreign office has termed the Indian government's move as part of its anti-Pakistan agenda, saying two officials posted at the Pakistan High Commission in Delhi were detained by Indian authorities on Sunday on false and baseless allegations. Was later released on the intervention of the Pakistan High Commission.

Foreign Office spokeswoman Ayesha Farooqi said: "We condemn the detention of diplomats and staff and the use of force against them to accept false allegations.

The Foreign Office added in its statement that the Pakistan High Commission in Delhi has always performed its duties in compliance with international law and diplomatic rules and regulations.

'Indian government will not succeed in diverting attention from its internal and external issues by escalating tensions with Pakistan