Xinhua News Agency Islamabad/New Delhi, May 14 (Reporter Yang Kai and Wu Yue) Pakistan and India announced on the 13th that they would expel one diplomat from each other, and both accused the other diplomats of espionage.

　　Pakistan's Foreign Ministry issued a statement saying that Pakistan listed a staff member of the Indian High Commissioner in Pakistan as an "unpopular person" and asked him to leave within 24 hours. The Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it had summoned the Indian Interim Office in Pakistan and submitted a formal opinion to convey the decision.

　　Pakistan's Foreign Ministry sent an official document to the Indian High Commissioner in Pakistan accusing the Indian diplomat of espionage. The Pakistani Foreign Ministry strongly protested to India on this and called on the Indian mission to ensure that its personnel do not engage in activities that are inconsistent with their diplomatic responsibilities.

　　According to Indian media reports, the Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on the 13th that a diplomat of the Pakistan High Commissioner to India was an "unpopular person" and asked him to leave within 24 hours.

　　The report said that the Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs expelled the diplomat on the grounds of espionage and had notified the Pakistani Interim Office in India to convey the decision.

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