Pakistan expels envoy, suspends all bilateral ties with India |
Pakistan on Wednesday expelled Indian high commissioner Ajay Bisaria, minutes after it decided to downgrade diplomatic ties with India over New Delhi`s move to revoke the special status of Jammu and Kashmir. The announcement was made after Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan chaired a crucial meeting of the National Security Committee, attended by top civil and military leadership, during which it was also decided to suspend the bilateral trade and review the "bilateral arrangements. Prime Minister Khan also directed that all diplomatic channels be activated to highlight the alleged human rights violations in the Valley. He also directed the military to continue vigilance. India on Monday revoked Article 370 of the Constitution to withdraw the special status given to Jammu and Kashmir and bifurcated the state into two Union Territories — Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh. Soon after the meeting foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said, Our ambassadors will no longer be in New Delhi and their counterparts here will also be sent back. While India`s High Commissioner Bisaria is in Islamabad, his Pakistani counterpart Moin-ul-Haq is yet to take charge in New Delhi. India has said Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India and the issue is strictly internal to the country.
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