High Commission of Pakistan, New Delhi

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High Commission of Pakistan, New Delhi
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High Commission of Pakistan, New Delhi
Location New Delhi, India
Address50-G, Shantipath,
Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, Delhi 110021
Coordinates 28°35′39″N77°11′25″E / 28.5941325°N 77.1902656°E / 28.5941325; 77.1902656
JurisdictionFlag of India.svg  India
High Commissioner Saad Ahmad Warraich (Charge d’Affaires) [1]
Website Official website

The High Commission of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in New Delhi is the diplomatic mission of Pakistan in India. Between 1972 and 1989, the mission was known as the Embassy of Pakistan in New Delhi, as Pakistan was then temporarily a republic outside the Commonwealth of Nations, an intergovernmental organization primarily comprising former territories of the British Empire (see British India).

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Location

The Pakistani High Commission is located at No. 2/50-G, Shantipath, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi.

History

The building was originally the residence of Liaquat Ali Khan, Pakistan's first Prime Minister, who named it 'Gul-i-Ra'ana' after his wife, Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan. Following independence, Liaquat gifted the palatial residence to the Pakistani State, whereupon it became Pakistan's High Commission in India. [2]

The building has distinctive Islamic architectural features, such as minarets and a blue dome. [3] As of 2016, there were 98 personnel working at the mission. [4]

Attack

On 7 August 2013, members of the youth wing of the Indian National Congress (known as the Indian Youth Congress) attacked the Pakistani High Commission [5] in response to news reports of the deaths of five Indian Army soldiers, [6] who were killed the day before in a cross-border firefight with the Pakistan Army during the 2013 India–Pakistan border skirmishes at the Line of Control in the disputed region of Jammu and Kashmir. [7]

The protesters turned violent as they pushed back police barricades and engaged in scuffles with local law enforcement. The Delhi Police resorted to using water cannons to disperse the crowd. [8] Around 175 people were detained, but later released. Similar protests were also organized in other major urban centres throughout India, including in the cities of Mumbai and Hyderabad.

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References

  1. "Our Team – High Commission for the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in New Delhi". pakhcnewdelhi.org.pk. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  2. Kāẓmī, Muḥammad Raz̤ā (2021). Liaquat Ali Khan: His Life and Work. Karachi, Pakistan: Oxford University Press. p. 340. ISBN   9780199402212 . Retrieved 28 December 2021.
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