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India to Recall 8 Diplomats From Pakistan to Protect Their Identity

© Flickr / bm1632A view of a court in Gilgit, a city in the Gilgit-Baltistan region.
A view of a court in Gilgit, a city in the Gilgit-Baltistan region. - Sputnik International
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Eight Indian diplomats will have to leave Pakistan amid a spy scandal, NDTV reports.

Spokesman of the Pakistan's Foreign Ministry Nafees Zakaria speaks at a press conference in Islamabad on September 29, 2016 - Sputnik International
Pakistani Foreign Ministry Confirms Recall of at Least Four Diplomats From India
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Sources in the External Affairs Ministry told NDTV on Thursday that the diplomats are being withdrawn from Pakistan as their identity had been compromised.

Spokesman for Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Nafees Zakaria confirmed on Wednesday that Islamabad had withdrawn at least four diplomatic representatives from India.

Indian police have announced that they had dismantled a Pakistani spy network and detained a staff member of the Pakistani Embassy in New Delhi on suspicion of espionage. Media reports have emerged that the detained diplomat had read a list of four other Pakistani diplomats, who allegedly had ties with Pakistan's intelligence services. According to media reports, Islamabad later withdrew six diplomats from India.

Tensions have been simmering between India and Pakistan after a deadly attack on the Uri military base in the India-administered Kashmir in September. New Delhi has accused Islamabad of backing terrorism in the disputed region, but Pakistan denied any role in insurgency.

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