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Pakistan tells two Indian journalists to leave country

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ANI New Delhi
Last Updated : May 14 2014 | 4:15 PM IST

Two Indian journalists posted in Pakistan have been asked to leave the country without reason.

Snehesh Alex Phillip of the Press Trust of India and Meena Menon of Hindu were reportedly told verbally to leave the country by May 20.

Their visas too have not been renewed for the last two months.

According to media reports, these two journalists have been in Pakistan since August last year. Their visas were valid till March. Thereafter, they were reportedly issued letters informing them that their application for visa renewal was being processed.

Pakistan and India have an agreement that each is allowed two journalists in the other's capital: one from a news agency and one from a newspaper.

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First Published: May 14 2014 | 3:30 PM IST

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