| High Commission of Pakistan, New Delhi | |
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| Location | New Delhi, India |
| Address | 50-G,Shantipath, Chanakyapuri,New Delhi,Delhi 110021 |
| Coordinates | 28°35′39″N77°11′25″E / 28.5942°N 77.1903°E /28.5942; 77.1903 |
| Jurisdiction |  India |
| High Commissioner | Saad Ahmad Warraich (Charge d’Affaires)[1] |
| Website | Official website |
TheHigh Commission of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in New Delhi is thediplomatic mission ofPakistan inIndia. Between 1972 and 1989, the mission was known as theEmbassy of Pakistan in New Delhi, as Pakistan was then temporarily a republic outside theCommonwealth of Nations, an intergovernmental organization primarily comprising former territories of theBritish Empire (seeBritish India).
The PakistaniHigh Commission is located at No. 2/50-G,Shantipath,Chanakyapuri,New Delhi,National Capital Territory of Delhi.
The building was built in the 1950s, when Delhi's Diplomatic Enclave was constructed. Previously, Pakistan's High Commission was located close to Delhi's Old Fort, inside the complex of what is now theHigh Court of Delhi, earlier army barracks. A proposal was made before independence for the High Commission to be located atRed Fort, but this was summarily rejected by the Indian Government.
The High Commissioner's residence on 8-A Hardinge Avenue, now Tilak Marg, was originally the residence ofLiaquat Ali Khan, Pakistan's first Prime Minister, who named it 'Gul-i-Ra'ana' after his wife,Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan. Following independence, Liaquat gifted the palatial residence to the Pakistani State, whereupon it became the residence of Pakistan's High Commissioner in India.[2]
The building has distinctiveIslamic architectural features, such asminarets and ablue dome.[3] As of 2016[update], there were 98 personnel working at the mission.[4]
On 7 August 2013, members of the youth wing of theIndian National Congress (known as theIndian Youth Congress) attacked the Pakistani High Commission[5] in response tonews reports of the deaths of fiveIndian Army soldiers,[6] who were killed the day before in a cross-border firefight with thePakistan Army during the2013 India–Pakistan border skirmishes at theLine of Control in the disputed region ofJammu and Kashmir.[7]
The protesters turned violent as they pushed back police barricades and engaged in scuffles with local law enforcement. TheDelhi Police resorted to usingwater cannons to disperse the crowd.[8] Around 175 people were detained, but later released. Similar protests were also organized in other major urban centres throughoutIndia, including in the cities ofMumbai andHyderabad.
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