Hours after India expelled a Pakistan High Commission staffer for Espionage, Pakistan summoned the Indian envoy in Islamabad and asked that an Indian official, Surjeet Singh, leave Pakistan. A communique from Pakistan's Foreign Ministry said Surjeet Singh has been declared "persona non grata". The communique further added, "the Foreign Secretary expressed deep concern over the activities of the Indian official that were in violation of the vienna convention and the established diplomatic norms. The Indian High Commissioner has been asked to make urgent necessary arrangements for Surjeet Singh and his family to leave Pakistan by 29 October 2016.