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As a result of such harassment, they were forced to return to Islamabad without performing their diplomatic and consular duties with regard to Indian pilgrims.
"We share our deep concern that this is the third consecutive visit by Indian Sikh pilgrims when Pakistan has prevented officials from the Indian High Commission from meeting visiting Indian nationals on the pretext that security to divert attention from Pakistan's violation of legal instruments and conventions such as the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of 1961 and the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations of 1963. This is also contrary to the letter and in the spirit of the 1974 Bilateral Protocol on Visiting Religious Sanctuaries and the Code of Conduct for the Treatment of Diplomatic / Consular Personnel in India and Pakistan, 1992. Pakistan was reminded that this This contrasted with the treatment of his High Commissioner and consular officials in New Delhi, who had the opportunity to meet Pakistani pilgrims who are currently in India on pilgrimage to Kalyar Sharif, "said MEA in a statement.
"We have also expressed our deep concern at reports of attempts made during the ongoing Indian pilgrim visit to Pakistan to bring about the disharmony and intolerance of the communities and to promote secessionist tendencies in the area. to undermine the sovereignty and territorial integrity of India, to take all necessary measures to prohibit the use of its territory for purposes of hostile propaganda and support to secessionist tendencies in the country. 39 against India, in accordance with the commitments made under the 1972 Simla Agreement and endorsed in the 1999 Lahore Declaration, "said a statement MEA.
"Pakistan was reminded that such acts did not correspond to the country's declared intention to facilitate visits by Indian Sikh pilgrims, especially on the occasion of the 550th anniversary of the birth of Guru Nanak Devji. ", the statement said.
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