India and Pakistan are withdrawing all of their diplomats from each other’s countries as the risk of nuclear war looms. According to Vikas Swarup, the spokesman of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi has withdrawn eight diplomats stationed in Islamabad due to the escalating tensions between the two countries. Presstv.com reports: The Indian official said the main reason for the withdrawal was their identification in the local media as suspected spies. “They have put in the public domain eight names and six of these people went today. We will eventually withdraw all eight,” Swarup said, adding that the diplomats had been “completely compromised” after their names and pictures were put in the public domain. The decision came hours after reports said Pakistan had been planning the expulsion of five Indian diplomats on suspicion of espionage. They said Pakistani authorities had uncovered an alleged “network of Indian spy agencies” working at the Indian embassy in Islamabad and that they were awaiting an approval by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to expel a number of Indian diplomats. Sources in Islamabad and New Delhi said on Wednesday that Pakistan had also withdrawn six of its diplomats from India. Swarup confirmed that the Pakistani diplomats [...]
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