Islamabad: Even as India and Pakistan granted visas to their senior diplomats to head their missions, the two countries on February 18 appeared headed for yet another bout of tensions with Pakistan alleging harassment of the staff in its High Commission in Delhi by Indian intelligence agencies.

Pakistan Television and official news agency APP put out identical reports alleging that staff members of the Defence wing of the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi faced harassment.

"India has virtually paralysed the movement of the Pakistan High Commission's staff at New Delhi, especially the personnel of the Defence wing," APP said.

Quoting un-sourced reports, it claimed lives of the families of the diplomats has become "miserable" and they can not even shop around without being chased closely by Indian intelligence agencies.

"Diplomatic sources attribute the attitude as an attempt to keep the pot boiling and further pick up diplomatic row with India," it said.

The military advisor to the Indian High Commission in Islamabad Brig R K Karwal too has been complaining of being subjected to aggressive surveillance and tailing by Pakistani intelligence agencies for some time.

PTI