WASHINGTON - US has deferred ban on Pakistani diplomats on restrictions of movement that was to be implemented from May 1 would now take effect 10 days later.
A spokesperson for the Pakistan Embassy told private TV Channel that "This is a proposal from the US State Department which is currently under discussion between the two governments. The implementation of the proposal has been delayed till 11 May 2018 and during this period, the two governments are discussing to resolve the matter."
The move, if followed, will push diplomatic relations between the two countries to a new low.
It would be the first time for Pakistani diplomats serving in America to face such travel regulations, whereas past US government have practiced such codes on Russian and Chinese officials.
The warning came out a few weeks ago. Earlier, an official insisted that the warning had nothing to do with last month's fatal road accident in Islamabad, in which a Pakistani citizen was killed after being hit by a US diplomat's vehicle.