Structures outside Pakistan mission's approved boundary demolished in Delhi
The action was taken by the agencies concerned using a JCB machine, which removed the structures and barricades put up along the lane outside the compound, including queue-management installations near the visa section
A section of structures outside the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi's diplomatic zone of Chanakyapuri was demolished after Indian authorities found them to be beyond the mission's approved boundary, PTI reported today, citing official sources.
The action was taken by the agencies concerned using a JCB machine, which removed the structures and barricades put up along the lane outside the compound, including queue-management installations near the visa section, the sources said.
The development comes days after Pakistan removed security barricades and parking poles placed outside the Indian High Commission in Islamabad.
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Visuals showed that the demolition left a trail of rubble outside the mission, with broken metal railings and gates, twisted metal frames, roofing sheets, bricks and chunks of concrete and plaster strewn across the paved area.
The main entrance of the Pakistan High Commission, with its white walls, domed features and large metal gates bearing the Pakistani emblem, remained intact. Barbed-wire fencing was visible along portions of the compound's perimeter.
The visa section remained visible amid the debris, with service windows marked "Window 1", "Pakistani Passport Only" and "Window-5 / Collection of Visa Applications".
