Pakistan protests after diplomat manhandled in New Delhi
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s High Commission in New Delhi lodged an official protest with the Indian government on Monday night after its first secretary Zargham Raza was reportedly manhandled by an unidentified mob.
According to details gathered so far, Raza was manhandled by a group of unknown motorcyclists when he was busy shopping in the evening. Both Raza and his driver reportedly sustained injuries in the attack.
According to diplomatic sources, Islamabad has urged a probe into the matter and also demanded the Indian authorities to increase security of the Pakistani staff stationed there.
“Our first secretary and his driver both of whom sustained serious injuries have been provided medical treatment and an FIR (police complaint) has also been lodged,” Aizaz Ahmed, Pakistan's foreign office spokesman was quoted by NDTV.
Officials in the Indian foreign ministry and Pakistani authorities were not immediately available to react to the press reports.
According to another Hindi-language news channel, Raza did not suffer any serious injuries.
Relations between the two countries have been fractious in recent weeks, with both sides protesting at the deaths of prisoners held by the other's government.
The latest incident comes after the murder of Indian prisoner in a Pakistani jail, which was followed by the murder of a Pakistani prisoner in an Indian jail last month.
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Jun 03, 2013 11:37pm
Something on these lines was to be expected. After all Modi wants to be PM next year. He needs an enemy bigger than Indian Muslims.
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Jun 04, 2013 12:02am
How is this your top story ? I understand why it needs to be reported - but I don't understand why this needs to be given priority as a story. Perhaps we grown accustomed to bash India(replace with Pakistan if you're in India) for the smallest of infractions. and slowly fall accustom to blind nationalism.
This doesn't help anybody.
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Jun 04, 2013 12:22am
Pease don't hide the real story and provoke unnecessary attention. The incident happened due to an accident caused by his car he was travelling in, when he did not step out of the car and offer apologies the public got angry and manhandled both the driver and Mr. Raza.
Common man on the street does not know the status of the person inside the car, this is how people react in any part of the world. Once Police stepped in he was protected and taken away from the scene.
Don't hide the story why it happened. It is an insult to Journalism.....
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Jun 04, 2013 12:55am
Traditional Indian Hospitality?
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Jun 04, 2013 02:10am
What bull is that? Diplomat's car hit a two-wheeler and the pillion rider who was a woman fell on the road. He wasn't busy shopping damnit.
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Jun 04, 2013 02:20am
The incident happened near my home.A bike coming from the wrong side was hit by the SUV.A lady sitting on the bike fell down and this led to the scuffle.He had no idea that the man was a diplomat and hence it is incorrect to relate this to the attack on prisoners.A normal pakistani when reads the article he smells a planned attack which is not the case..
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Jun 04, 2013 02:35am
That's not what they are saying in Delhi. The diplomat's car had an accident and knocked down a motorcycle. The person retaliated and roughed up the driver as well as the passenger.
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Jun 04, 2013 03:14am
Wow! Slow news day in Pakistan? As per Indian news agencies, a motorcyclist had a collosion with the car/suv and, thereby sustaining some injuries. The motorcyclist's aunt also sustained injuries. The motorcyclist entered into a heated arument with the driver of the car and the car's passenger (this "Diplomat") got hurt when he tried to intervene. As is perfectly normal in South Asia, a crowd gathered to watch the "tamasha". Subsequently, the motorcyclist was detained by police for questioning. There were "no" serious injuries to the Pakistani Diplomat or his driver, though the Indian Govt, through an abundance of caution, took them to a Hospital. Thats all there is to it. It is funny to see Paksitan (over)react like this for such a minor incident!
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Jun 04, 2013 03:31am
Please do not report the wrong story and inflame ant emotions..
The diplomat's car hit the motorcyclist and then there was a brawl..!!
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Jun 04, 2013 04:23am
India will certainly take action against the culprits as these are all the events which distracts us from the peace process.
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Jun 04, 2013 04:36am
This is a case of half-baked journalism. The diplomats car apparently hit a two-wheeler on the road and the pillion rider fell on the ground and hurt herself. After that when he still did not step-out of the car, the crowd grew hostile.
It was nothing to do with being a Pakistani diplomat. If you drive a car and happen to hit anyone on the road and instead of stepping out and helping, refuse to take any moral responsibility, then crowd-hostility is inevitable
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Jun 04, 2013 04:44am
The issue of manhandling of the Pakistani Diplomat in Delhi is highly regrettable.
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Jun 04, 2013 06:26am
didn't mention the reason, that they made an accident , where a two wheeler driver and woman pillion rider sustain injuries and even after the incident they just stay back in the car and didn't come out. This is the ill journalism of Pakistan as a country
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Jun 04, 2013 07:34am
Such events should not destract us from the peace process. All Pakistanis are our brothers and we will unite at one point in the future even though it may take years.
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Jun 04, 2013 09:36am
Please note that diplomat's car hit an motor cycle, and the motor cyclist hit the driver of diplomat. Please media guys do not blown it out of proportion.
Let these small matters not spoil a good momentum created by Nawaz Shareef.
kamal
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Jun 04, 2013 10:03am
India feels for the roughed up diplomat. No "State actors" were involved in the incident.
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Jun 04, 2013 10:12am
It is clearly a pre arranged attack organized by intelligence agencies otherwise a common man hardly knows who the person (a foreign diplomat) is and is hardly aware of their activities. whatever has happened is highly condemned being unethical and immoral. such acts where ever take place must be discouraged. I hold indian govt solely responsible. It proves beyond doubt that they are not serious about their claims of good neighborly relations which is in the benefit of people of both the neighbors but unfortunately not in the interest of Indians political elites.
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Jun 04, 2013 01:14pm
a mob seriously?? two people comprise a mob now?
This is what TOI has reported, may not be the most trustworthy newspaper, but this particular piece looks legit
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Road-rage-Two-held-for-assaulting-Pak-diplomat-in-Delhi/articleshow/20421896.cms
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Jun 04, 2013 01:26pm
@John:
just like US Diplomats, Pakistani Diplomats also enjoy Diplomatic immunity. This assault is a crime regardless of the situation.
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Jun 04, 2013 01:30pm
@ahmed:
Diplomats are not supposed to come out of their car in any condition. They should call the local authorities and stay inside. May be the illiterate indian morons road couldnt read the sign on the car saying it belongs to Pakistani Consulate. Ever heard of Diplomatic immunity?
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Jun 04, 2013 02:14pm
Poor reporting from Dawn..this was a road incident where the Diplomat's car knocked down a couple on motorbike leading to fight between the driver of the diplomat's car driver and subsequently when the Diplomat intervened, with the Diplomat..please provide facts to readers and not spin!
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Jun 04, 2013 02:25pm
@ahmed:
Your source?
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Jun 04, 2013 04:20pm
@Sachin:
Sorry my friend Sachin I, allow me to disagree with you. we will never, and should not, unite. However we can live like real and close friends, helping each other in every aspect of our collective life. And togather, we both become a economic power of the world. let us focus on it, but forget that we will ever unite. Please learn to respect our ideology. Thanks in advance for that.
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