Pakistan asked to tighten up security around Indian High Commission

Indian High Commission in Pakistan has asked Pakistani authorities to tighten up security around its premises, according to news agency ANI. Various organizations held protests on Monday outside the Indian High Commission in Islamabad, condemning the scrapping of Article 370.

Sources: Indian High Commission in Pakistan asks Pakistani authorities to tighten up security around its premises. pic.twitter.com/bPlancUM86

— ANI (@ANI) August 6, 2019

Indian high commissioner to Pakistan Ajay Bisaria was also summoned by Pakistan's Foreign Secretary Sohail Mahmood over the abrogation of Article 370 which granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir.

Pakistan "rejected" India's decision to scrap Article 370 and Article 35 A, and said that they would take up the issue with the US officials who will be visiting the country very soon.

In a statement, the foreign office said Pakistan "reaffirms its abiding commitment to the Kashmir cause and its political, diplomatic and moral support" to the people of Jammu and Kashmir. Rattled by India's landmark decisions scrapping the special status of Jammu and Kashmir and converting the state into a Union Territory, Pakistan said it will exercise "all possible options" to counter the steps, including approaching the International Court of Justice.