In New Delhi
Cold snap between France and Pakistan.
Thursday, when the embassy in Islamabad recommended to its nationals to leave the country
"temporarily"
, it recorded in the wake of the departure of fifteen of its diplomats.
This measure concerns several services of the embassy, including the cultural service and the French Development Agency.
“They are mostly assistants to department heads and secretaries.
Some have already left the country, others will return to Paris in the coming days, ”
says the French side.
The recall of diplomats is the latest episode in the deterioration of bilateral relations which has lasted for five months.
Tensions began to rise on November 16, 2020. The Pakistani government then signed an agreement with the Islamist party Tehreek Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) whose activists paralyzed access to the capital.
This officially banned movement, which sets itself the task of defending the Prophet Muhammad against blasphemy, demands
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