Pakistan asking US & UK to stop appointing Indian-Americans to diplomatic positions in Pakistan

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Irked by the posting of several Indian-origin diplomats by the United States and Britain in their embassies in this country, Pakistan has reportedly asked Washington and London to avoid appointing such officials to "sensitive posts".

"There is a major concern in the official quarters in Islamabad over the appointment of growing number of diplomats of Indian origin to sensitive positions at the US embassy and to a lesser degree at the British High Commission in Islamabad," Pakistani officials were quoted as saying by the Dawn newspaper.

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At present there are around five American diplomats of Indian origin in the US embassy in key positions including an Attache, a first secretary and a third secretary, besides an officer whose wife is of Indian origin.

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The newspaper said "alarm bells" first rang at the Pakistan foreign ministry when it received visa requests for American diplomats of Indian origin for the consular section and assignments in sensitive positions that would involve work in the public domain.

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Pakistan's main reservation is appointment of diplomats of Indian-origin to political posts or in positions entailing public dealing like the visa section, the daily said ...

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Also, since diplomats of Indian origin and those having spouses of Indian origin would have more social interaction with officials of the Indian mission, they could wittingly or unwittingly divulge sensitive information, for instance classified information relating to war on terrorism, security and defence cooperation, it added.

http://www.rediff.com/news/2006/nov/09pak1.htm