WASHINGTON, May 12 (TNS): Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry, the Pakistan Ambassador to the United States US has said that the differences between Pakistan and the US can be resolved.<\/p>\n
Chaudhry\u2019s remarks come a day after Pakistan imposed travel restrictions on US diplomats as vengeance to US barring diplomats working at the Pakistani Embassy in Washington from traveling outside of a 25-mile radius around the city without approval. While speaking to media about Pakistan\u2019s move, Chaudhry remarked that it is a \u2018good step\u2019, adding that the mechanism will work as a 24-hour hotline to report any inquiries or issues others might have.<\/p>\n
Friday, reacting to the movement ban, the Foreign Office (FO) unveiled a set of changes in the government\u2019s dealing with US diplomats in the country through a notification.<\/p>\n
The FO said American diplomats will also have to take prior permission to travel, something which was earlier done only in special cases,\u00a0 will not be afforded the luxury of \u2018fast-track\u2019 luggage clearance at airports, will not be allowed to have more than one passport and will stay in the country strictly as per their visa date. Moreover, the FO said the diplomats will not be allowed to use tinted glass on their vehicles, which was allowed as a protection measure, and diplomatic license plates on unauthorized vehicles. Additionally, non-diplomatic number plates given to conceal diplomatic status for protection will also be taken back.<\/p>\n
Earlier, the trump administration imposed travel restriction on Pakistani diplomats.<\/p>\n