The Charge d' Affaires of the High Commission of Pakistan Haider Shah, was summoned today to the Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi and a strong protest was lodged on the abduction and torture of two officials of the High Commission of India in Islamabad by Pakistan security agencies. Two officials of the Indian High Commission were forcibly abducted by Pakistani agencies on the fifteenth of this month and kept in illegal custody for more than 10 hours.<br />'' <br />''They were released only after strong intervention by the High Commission of India in Islamabad and the Ministry of External Affairs in Delhi. The two Indian officials were subjected to interrogation, torture and physical assault resulting in grievous injuries to them. They were video-graphed and coerced to accept a litany of fictitious allegations and concocted charges. The vehicle of the High Commission, in which they were travelling, was extensively damaged.<br />'' <br />''The Government of India strongly condemned and deplored the action of the Pakistani authorities. It termed this as premeditated, grave and provocative action on the part of the Pakistani authorities, preceded by intensified surveillance, harassment and intimidation of High Commission personnel over the past several days it was designed to obstruct and disrupt the normal functioning of the Indian High Commission in Islamabad. New Delhi also rejected the attempt by Pakistani authorities to levy false accusations and concocted charges on the officials of the High Commission.<br />'' <br />''India said, these actions by Pakistan not only constitute an egregious violation of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of 1961 as also the 'Code of Conduct for treatment of Diplomatic and Consular personnel in India and Pakistan signed in 1992 and reaffirmed by both sides in March 2018, but are also against all established norms and practices of diplomatic conduct.<br />'' <br />''It also shared grave concerns at the fact that the Pakistani agencies threatened to physically harm more officials of the Indian Mission have been shared. It said, Pakistan is responsible for the safety and security of the Indian High Commission, its officials, staff members, their families and properties.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">India said, such continued unilateral actions by Pakistan, aimed at escalating tensions, will not succeed in diverting attention from the core issue of Pakistan's continued hostile activities and sponsorship of cross-border terrorism against India.</span><br />