Barricades gone: Pakistan High Commission on 20 Aug 2026

Bystanders gather near dismantled structures outside the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi on 20 August 2026, hours after Indian authorities cleared the external security perimeter. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)

Debris and dismantled structures lay strewn outside the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi on 20 August 2026 after Indian authorities completed the removal of the external security perimeter. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)

A damaged section of the outer structure is visible outside the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi on 20 August 2026, following the removal of unauthorised structures and barricades by Indian authorities. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)

A general view of the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi on 20 August 2026 after Indian authorities removed the external security perimeter, including traffic bollards and barricades. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)

Removed barricades and security fencing lie piled outside the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi on 20 August 2026, after authorities dismantled the external security perimeter around the diplomatic compound. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)

A view of the Pakistan High Commission diplomatic compound in New Delhi on 20 August 2026, following the removal of the external security perimeter that had long ringed the mission. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)

A sign reading 'Pakistani Passport Only' is clearly visible at the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi on 20 August 2026, following the removal of the external security perimeter around the mission. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)

Indian authorities removed all traffic bollards and barricades forming the external security perimeter of the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi on 20 August 2026, in a visible change to the diplomatic compound's outer profile. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)

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