Asia News .Com.Pk

ISLAMABAD: A US diplomat has claimed Pakistan government has denied a number of US diplomats, army officials and many other US citizens Pakistan visas owing to rising US operations in Pakistan, Geo news reported on Wednesday.

A US diplomat, on condition of anonymity, told Geo news that US diplomats’, military officials and US citizens’ vehicles are being monitored strictly, stopped on checkpoints time and again and being searched out thoroughly.

He said US men allowed law enforcement agencies to checkout the trunks of their vehicles but denied to let them search the sitting areas of passengers in their vehicles.

“It seems as if all this is happening to calm down people’s anti-US sentiments in Pakistan”, he hoped adding, “These might be temporary actions from Pakistan government.”

“US government will do nothing more than politely pressurizing Pakistan officials over the aforementioned issue”, he said adding, “Many US diplomats have returned to US for celebrations of Charismas eve but they might miss chance to get back due to lack of extension in their visas dates from Pakistan.”

“Almost the extensions of 135 visas of US citizens, diplomats working in US embassy have been suspended while several visa applications have been turned down”, he added.

He accused Pakistan officials of not responding properly over US complaints regarding visa issue of Pakistan.
US diplomats denied Pakistan visas