High Commission of Pakistan, New Delhi
High Commission of Pakistan, New Delhi | |
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Location | New Delhi, India |
Address | 50-G, Shantipath, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, Delhi 110021 |
Coordinates | 28°35′39″N 77°11′25″E / 28.5941325°N 77.1902656°E |
Jurisdiction | ![]() |
High Commissioner | Saad Ahmad Warraich[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).
Location[edit]
The Pakistani High Commission is located at No. 2/50-G, Shantipath, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi.
History[edit]
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[update], there were 98 personnel working at the mission.[4]
Attack[edit]
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.
See also[edit]
- India–Pakistan relations
- List of diplomatic missions of Pakistan
- List of diplomatic missions in India
References[edit]
- ^ "Our Team – High Commission for the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in New Delhi". pakhcnewdelhi.org.pk. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ^ Kāẓmī, Muḥammad Raz̤ā (2021). Liaquat Ali Khan: His Life and Work. Karachi, Pakistan: Oxford University Press. p. 340. ISBN 9780199402212. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ Stephen Alter (2001). Amritsar to Lahore: A Journey Across the India-Pakistan Border. University of Pennsylvania Press. pp. 3–. ISBN 0-8122-1743-8.
- ^ Tanoli, Qadeer (5 December 2016). "Size of Delhi, Kabul missions fails to lift ties". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ Front Desk (8 August 2013). "Pak HC in New Delhi attacked by Congress youth wing". Pakistan Observer. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
- ^ Jitender Singh (8 August 2013). "Indians attack Pakistan Embassy in New Delhi". News Tribe. Archived from the original on 25 August 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
- ^ Khan, Azam; Phadnis, Aditi (7 August 2013). "Flaring tempers: Pakistan protests mob attack on its mission in India". Express Tribune. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ^ Staff (8 August 2013). "Congress Youth Wing attacks Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi". GEO NEws. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
External links[edit]
- United Nations
- Karachi Agreement
- Jinnah–Mountbatten talks
- Liaquat–Nehru Pact
- Indus Waters Treaty
- Tashkent Declaration
- Simla Agreement
- Delhi Agreement
- Protocol on Visits to Religious Shrines 1974
- Non-Nuclear Aggression Agreement
- Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan–India Pipeline
- Lahore Declaration
- Iran–Pakistan gas pipeline
- Agra Summit
- Indo-Pak Joint Judicial Committee
- India–Pakistan maritime trespassing
- Mahavir/Sadqi International Parade Ground
- 1947 Amritsar train massacre
- Indo-Pakistani water dispute of 1948
- Sino-Pakistan Agreement
- 1959 Canberra shootdown
- 1971 Indian Airlines hijacking
- Kashmir Singh
- Samba spy scandal
- Indian Airlines Flight 423
- Ravindra Kaushik
- Pan Am Flight 73
- Operation Brasstacks
- Sarabjit Singh
- Sanaullah Haq
- 1992 India–Pakistan floods
- 1999 Pakistan Breguet 1150 Atlantic shootdown
- Beheading of Bhausaheb Maruti Talekar
- 2001 Indian Parliament attack
- 2001–2002 standoff
- 2007 Samjhauta Express bombings
- 2008 Mumbai attacks
- 2008 military standoff
- 2011 border skirmishes
- Khaleel Chishty
- 2013 border skirmishes
- 2014–2015 border skirmishes
- 2014 India–Pakistan floods
- 2014 Wagah border suicide attack
- Kulbhushan Jadhav
- 2016 Pathankot attack
- 2016 Uri attack
- 2016 Indian Line of Control strike
- 2016–2018 border skirmishes
- 2019 India–Pakistan border skirmishes
- 2020–2021 skirmishes
- 2021 Lahore bombing
- 2022 missile incident
- 2023 border skirmishes
- Border
- Indians in Pakistan
- Pakistanis in India
- Anti-Indian sentiment
- Anti-Pakistan sentiment
- Illegal immigration to India
- East Bengali refugees
- Sports rivalries
- Transport between India and Pakistan
- Jinnah House
- Aaghaz-e-Dosti
- Aman ki Asha
- Indian reunification
- Indo-Pakistani Confederation
- Akhand Bharat
- Hindi–Urdu controversy
- Pakistani textbooks controversy
- Kishanganga Hydroelectric Project
- Nuclear arms race
- Pakistan and state-sponsored terrorism
- Bleed India with a Thousand Cuts
- New Concept of War Fighting
- Cold Start
- Foodistan
- Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy Inspiration: Aman Ki Aasha tour