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\ On being asked whether Pakistan could also expel an\Indian official from the diplomatic mission there in\retaliation, Swarup hoped that there will not be any \\"tit-for-\tat\\" as India has not given any reason to Pakistan to take\such action.\ When suggested that the investigators probing the case\were suspecting involvement of more people from the Pakistan\mission in the espionage ring, Swarup said it was upto the\security agencies to probe that.\ On the condolence statement by Russia after the recent\Quetta attack, reiterating Moscow\\’s readiness to further\enhance anti-terrorism cooperation with Pakistan, and if that\was a matter of concern to India, Swarup did not give a direct\answer and said any such message to reform Pakistan was\welcome.\ All the countries should \\"act upon Pakistan to tell it\about the dangers of promoting state-sponsored terrorism. We\have seen the terrible attack in Quetta. This is exactly what\happens when you grow terrorism in your own backyard,\\" he\added.\ Replying to a question regarding the status of Chandu\Chauhan, an Indian soldier who inadvertently crossed the LoC\and was captured by Pakistan after the surgical strikes, the\MEA Spokesperson said there was an established mechanism\between the two countries and India was hoping that Standard\Operating Procedures (SOPs) will be followed. PTI PYK\SK\