*KARACHI: Pakistan and United States inch closer further after removal ofbilateral restrictions.*
United States Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and CentralAsian Affairs Ambassador Alice Wells has welcomed the bilateral move byIslamabad and Washington to remove travel and restrictions on each other’sdiplomats.
“Pleased to see that both Pakistan and the US removed travel controls andother measures inhibiting the work of one another’s diplomats,” she wasquoted by the US Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs (SCA) in a tweeton Monday.
“We’re both committed to a renewed effort to help our diplomatic missionswork more effectively to strengthen the ties between our nations,” it added.
On Wednesday, the State Department had announced that it removed travelrestrictions placed on Pakistani diplomats based in the United States. TheState Department further said the government of Pakistan has alsoreciprocated with a similar measure in relation to its diplomatic personnelassigned to its Embassy and Consulates in Pakistan.
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“Both sides are committed to a renewed effort to remove impediments on ourrespective diplomatic missions in line with international norms,” it saidin a statement.
The decision came after Wells held crucial talks with Pakistan’s civil andmilitary leadership in Islamabad last week.
