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K J M Varma in Islamabad
Pakistan on Tuesday alleged a staffer of its high commission in New Delhi was "abducted, illegally detained" and "tortured" by Indian officials.
"The government of Pakistan strongly condemns the abduction, illegal detention and torture today of Ali Abbas, an official of the High Commission of Pakistan in New Delhi," a late night statement issued by Pakistan foreign ministry said.
The Delhi police had arrested a corporal of the Indian Air Force while passing on defence-related information to Ali Abbas.
The foreign ministry statement said Abbas was "abducted" at around 1130 hrs. "He was severely beaten up at an undisclosed location. He was also subjected to severe torture, including electric shocks," it alleged.
It said Pakistan has lodged a strong protest with the Indian government over the "cowardly, despicable and provocative action."
The statement said the Indian government has been "told that there is a limit to the restraint so far shown by the government of Pakistan in the face of repeated acts of violence against officials of Pakistan's High Commission in New Delhi.
"These attacks are in flagrant violation of the Vienna Convention of 1961 on diplomatic relations as well as the bilateral code of conduct signed between the two countries in August 1992," it added.
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