<span style="color: #222222;">Two officials of the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi were apprehended yesterday by Indian law enforcement authorities for indulging in espionage activities.<br />''<br />''The Government has declared both these officials persona non grata for indulging in activities incompatible with their status as members of a diplomatic mission and asked them to leave the country within 24 hours.<br />''<br />''In a statement, the Ministry of External Affairs said Pakistan's Charge de Affaires was issued a demarche in which a strong protest was lodged with regard to the activities of these officials of the High Commission of Pakistan against India's national security.<br />''<br />''Pakistan's Charge de Affaires was asked to ensure that no member of its diplomatic mission should indulge in activities inimical to India or behave in a manner incompatible with their diplomatic status, the MEA added. </span><br />