Pakistan has declared an employee of the Indian High Commission in Islamabad Persona Non Grata for having participated in activities “incompatible with his privileged status.”

The diplomat has been given 24 hours to leave the country, according to a press release issued by the Foreign Office, it appeared on Thursday.

The Indian Chargé d’Affaires were called to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to communicate the decision. Pakistan reiterated that no diplomat or employee of the Indian High Commission should abuse their privileges and status in any way.

Developments come hours after India declared a Pakistani official published by the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi ‘Persona Non grata’ for similar reasons.

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The Indian government issued a statement that required the Pakistani official leave within 24 hours, which strengthens its call for diplomats to abstain from activities beyond their official tasks.

A demarche was also delivered to Pakistan’s charges who encouraged him to ensure that Pakistani diplomats in India do not abuse their status.

Previously, a suicide attack targeted a school bus in Khuzdar, Balochistan, resulted in the martyrdom for at least six individuals, including three schoolchildren.

Several others were injured when an explosively loaded vehicle hit the bus that transported students to Army Public School (ApS) in the Khuzdar canton.

According to Bomb Disposal Squad, the vehicle was rigged with more than 30 kg of explosives. The military’s media wing, ISPR, accused India and its proxies in Balochistan of having orchestrated the attack.

ISPR accused India of using proxies to destabilize Pakistan, especially in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

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Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti condemned the assault and described it as a brutal act directed at innocent children.

He linked the attack to Indian clerks with the help of Afghanistan as a launch pillow and accused India of supporting separatist rebel groups in the region.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, along with military leaders, visited Quetta for an emergency. The Prime Minister condemned the attack and expressed compassion for the victims’ families.

He promised to bring those who were responsible for justice and called for further investigation into the involvement of Indian supported clerks in the attack.

The attack has drawn widespread international condemnation. The United States condemned the assault, with the US Embassy in Islamabad, which expressed “deep grief” and offers solidarity with the victims. “No child should ever fear going to school,” said US Chargé d’Affaires Natalie Baker in a statement.

China also condemned the attack in which Ambassador Jiang Zaidong offers compassion for the victims’ families and expressed strong support to Pakistan in his efforts to counter terrorism. “China is against all forms of terrorism and will continue to support Pakistan in promoting terrorist operations,” the Chinese ambassador said.

Human rights groups, including the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), condemned the attack as a violation of international humanitarian law.

HRCP called for immediate identification and prosecution of those responsible and called on the Pakistani government to tackle the deeply rooted issues in Balochistan through legal and peaceful means.

Pakistan-India the recent conflict

The latest escalation between Pakistan and India began on April 22 when an attack in Pahagam killed 26 people. India immediately accused Pakistan of the incident. However, Pakistan categorically rejected the Indian guilt.

In response, India took on a number of hostile actions the next day of April 23, including the suspension of the 65-year-old Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), which canceled Visa for Pakistani citizens, closes the Wagah-Attari border transition, ordered the shutdown of Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi and the reduction of diplomatic staff at each other’s amount.

Tensions further escalated in the early hours of May 7, when missile strikes hit six cities in Punjab and Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), destroy a mosque and kill dozens of civilians, including women, children and the elderly.

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In a rapid military reaction, Pakistan’s armed forces shot Indian war plane, including three Rafale jet aircraft. The confrontation intensified again in the early hours of May 10 when India targeted several Pakistani Airbases with missile attacks. In contrast, Pakistan Operation launched Bunyanum Marsoos, which damaged Indian military installations, including missile storage sites, airbases and other strategic goals.

On May 10, US President Donald Trump announced that a ceasefire had reached after an intense diplomatic effort overnight. Minutes later, the agreement was confirmed separately by Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and the Indian Foreign Secretary.