FO 'looking into' Indian woman's allegation of mistreatment at Pakistan High Commission in Delhi.

The Foreign Office (FO) on Friday said it was 'looking into' the allegation of indecent questioning by a member of its staff with an Indian woman at the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi, adding that it 'has zero tolerance for misbehaviour and mistreatment'.

According to India Today, a Punjab University professor and department head alleged that she was asked uncomfortable questions by a staffer at the high commission when she went to apply for a visa.

'He asked me why I wasn't married. How do I live without marriage, what do I do for my sexual desires,' the woman claimed, adding that the official persistently kept asking his questions despite her...

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