Islamabad: Five Indian diplomats, who were declared persona non grata by Pakistan, left the country on Thursday, the country's top security officials and media said.
In a tit-for-tat measure, Pakistan expelled the diplomats on alleged espionage charges.
The move comes after India asked two top intelligence officials working at the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi to return to their country on November 2, 2016, after an ISI officer caught by Delhi Police blew the cover off an elaborate spy ring operating out of the mission.
Speaking on conditions of anonymity, the security officials said that Pakistan on Wednesday publicised the names of the five diplomats.
A diplomatic row between Pakistan and India has erupted since October 27 after the two neighbours expelled each other's embassy staffers on charges of running spy networks.
The situation worsened when Pakistan withdrew six of its diplomats after their names were released to Indian media amid tensions over Kashmir.
Islamabad reciprocated by publishing the names of the eight diplomats. India protested the move, and what it called "factually incorrect allegations."
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