India expels Pak. staffer

By Our Special Correspondent

NEW DELHI, JAN 19. Close on the heels of the expulsion of a staffer by Pakistan, India today asked Islamabad to ``withdraw'' one of its officials from its High Commission here.

The Foreign Office today twice summoned the Pakistan Deputy High Commissioner, Mr. Akbar Zeb, and sought the withdrawal of Mr. Shabir Hussain Shah, a staffer in the Pakistan High Commission. Mr. Shah, according to the Foreign Office spokesman, was being expelled for ``indulging in activities incompatible with his official status.'' The Government has sought his removal by January 26. The spokesman parried questions about a link between the expulsion of Mr. P. Moses, a staffer in the Indian High Commission at Islamabad yesterday and that of Mr. Shah.

In a related development, the Foreign Office summoned the Pakistani Deputy High Commissioner for a second time to ``categorically and unequivocally'' reject the allegations made against Mr. Moses.

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