WASHINGTON: Some temperory breakthrough has been reported between Pakistanand US.
The United States has delayed its decision to restrict movement ofPakistani diplomat as both countries try to resolve the differences thathave strained their relations, official sources told *Dawn*.
Last week, a spokesman for Pakistan’s Ministry for Foreign Affairsconfirmed that the United States planned to impose new restrictions on itsdiplomats. Recent reports in the Pakistani media suggest that the USgovernment has already alerted Pakistani authorities of its plan to do so.
According to a notification sent to the Pakistan Embassy in Washington,Pakistani diplomats in the US capital and at consulates in other citieswould be barred from travelling more than 40 kilometres from their postswithout prior permission.
Media reports said the restrictions could take effect as early as May 1,unless “certain issues” were resolved before that.
But official sources told *Dawn* that the decision had now been delayed, atleast till mid-May, as both sides were engaged in efforts to remove theirdifferences.