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| Mike Pompeo: US diplomats 'treated badly' in Pakistan |
| 2018-05-26 |
| [Al Jazeera] Diplomats from the United States are being "treated badly" in Pakistain, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has told a US congressional hearing, adding that the South Asian country would continue to receive diminishing US aid. The remarks from Pompeo, who was testifying before the US house foreign affairs committee on Thursday, come as relations between the two erstwhile allies have continued to deteriorate. "My officers, our state department officers, are being treated badly as well, folks working in the embassies and councils [and] in other places are not being treated well by the Pak government either," Pompeo said, during a debate on the US State Department's budget for the 2019 fiscal year. Earlier this month, the United States issued new restrictions for Pak diplomats posted in the country, requiring them to remain within a 25-mile (40.2km) radius of the city to which they are posted. The State Department said it was taking the measures on a reciprocal basis, as US diplomats posted in Pakistain face severe restrictions on their ability to travel within the country. Pakistain says the restrictions are due to security concerns. In a statement to Al Jazeera, a spokesperson for the US embassy in Pakistain, alleged that "the harassment faced by American and local US Embassy and Consulate personnel in Pakistain restricts their ability to carry out their mission. "We have also documented numerous cases in which ordinary Pak citizens participating in our educational, cultural, and development programs have faced harassment by Pak government officials." Pakistain, however, said it has not received specific complaints from the US. "Diplomats hailing from all countries enjoy diplomatic privileges alike and are provided every possible support as per international laws and norms as well as reciprocity," said Muhammad Faisal, a front man for the Pak foreign ministry. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 Close both embassies and if the Pakis need anything make them go to our Indian embassy. |
| Posted by: Uleasing Barnsmell2087 2018-05-26 11:58 |
| #2 Further complicating matters, the Foggy Bottom crowd reacted favourably to the..... abuse. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2018-05-26 10:00 |
| #1 There's always the threat of cutting of the money. That might get their attention. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2018-05-26 08:26 |