Pakistan high commission seeks more security from India after threats

Pakistan high commission in India has received threats in the form of letters, reports the Times of India.

NEW DELHI: The Pakistan high commission in India has received threats in the form of letters according to official sources. Concerned about potential attacks, the commission brought up the issue with the ministry of external affairs (MEA), reported Times of India on Tuesday .

Pakistan has requested for an increase in security from Indian authorities and has said that it is New Delhi’s responsibility to guarantee security to diplomats and other staff.

They have also demanded that the threatening letters be investigated and that the culprits be identified.

"We provide maximum possible security to all missions and same is the case with Pakistan,'' said an Indian government source.

He said the request put forth by the Pakistan high commission has been passed on to the security agencies which have been “sensitised about the threat mails.”

Times of India pointed out that this issue has arisen at a time when Pakistan has “become a part of the campaign rhetoric of both the BJP and Congress.”

Recently, Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Khan had said that if Modi became prime minister it would “destabilise regional peace” -- a statement that was slammed by both BJP and the Congress.

Nisar had made this statement after Modi said he would bring Dawood Ibrahim back to India.

According to The Express Tribune, the interior minister had said, “Such a statement by a likely prime minister of India is provocative, condemnable and touches the heights of animosity towards Pakistan.”

Two of Modi's aides had said that if the Hindu nationalist is to become prime minister, India would  get tougher in its old rivalry with Pakistan.

Rajiv Dogra, a former Indian ambassador to Pakistan, also has said that he expects a more forceful policy under a BJP government, both because of domestic pressure and an uncertain regional environment as the United States pulls out troops from Afghanistan.