A Pakistani official working at the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi was expelled by India on Tuesday for indulging in activities not in keeping with his official status.
The official has been given 24 hours to leave India, said the External Affairs Ministry without elaborating on the matter.
A formal demarche conveying the decision was issued to the Charge d’Affaires of the Pakistan High Commission.
The decision comes amid heightened tensions with Pakistan following the Pahalgam terror attack on April 22. Cross-border tensions escalated with retaliatory strikes from both sides. Operation Sindoor was launched by India in retaliation to the terror attack.
Indian armed forces gave a firm and befitting reply by engaging in the cross-border regions to Pakistan's drone and missile attack.
A ceasefire was agreed upon by both nations after Pakistan's DGMO contacted his Indian counterpart. However, ceasefire violations were reported in some regions on Monday evening after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address to the nation.
Indian Army later said that the projectiles were being "engaged" and the situation was calm in border regions.
"Issues related to continuing the commitment that both sides must not fire a single shot or initiate any aggressive and inimical action against each other were discussed," the DGMOs of India and Pakistan said in a statement after their first conversation since the ceasefire deal on Monday.
