Daijiworld Media Network (SR)

Islamabad, Jun 2: A top Indian diplomat on Saturday condemned the act of Pakistani officials and said they turned away some of the guests invited to an Iftar party hosted by the Indian High Commission in Islamabad.

As per ANI source, the Pakistani officials surrounded Hotel Serena, the venue of the Iftar party, and harassed hundreds of guests who had come to attend the function. Quoting an unnamed source ANI reported that the guests were forced to leave the venue.

Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan Ajay Bisaria said "We apologise to all our guests who were aggressively turned away from our Iftar yesterday. Such intimidatory tactics are deeply disappointing. They not only violate basic norms of diplomatic conduct and civilised behaviour, they are counter-productive for our bilateral relations."

The neighboring country was recently accused of harassing two diplomats who were facilitating the arrangements of Sikh pilgrims at Gurdwara Sacha Sauda near Lahore and locking them up in a room for over 20 minutes. The diplomats were threatened and asked never to come near that area again.

A few days back, the Pakistan High Commission in Delhi had also hosted an Iftar dinner, where several public personalities including writers, artists and Pakistani students had attended.