Diplomatic Cross

By Salahuddin Salarzai Islamabad-With Prime Minister Imran Khan lashing out at United States (US) President Donald Trump and stating that his “baseless rhetoric” will no longer be acceptable to the country, the former’s statements have been very well received by people – especially Pakistanis – on social as well as mainstream media. Amid all the praise that PM Khan’s tweets have attracted, here’s how his response to Trump’s tirade against Pakistan has been covered by foreign media Imran Khan lashes out at Donald Trump, says US making Pak scapegoat of its failure https://t.co/uJEOhQQGwK pic.twitter.com/AU6ImS523C — Hindustan Times (@htTweets) November 19, 2018 Imran Khan hits back after Trump's 'tirade' on Pakistan https://t.co/XWwszO7JU8 pic.twitter.com/EN6VmjrH1j — FRANCE 24 (@FRANCE24) November 19, 2018 Pakistan PM Imran Khan lashes out at Trump 'tirade' https://t.co/MVKXkYaxRl — Reuters World (@ReutersWorld) November 19, 2018 Pakistani P...

Islamabad-The decision to impose new travel regime on US diplomats was taken in response to the move by Washington to restrict the movement of Pakistani diplomats in Washington. Last month, the State Department announced that Pakistani diplomats would only be allowed to move around within the 40-kilometer radius in Washington. They need to seek prior permission if they intend to travel beyond the prescribed limit. Those restrictions formally took effect on Friday, prompting Pakistan to slap a similar regime. On April 27, the Foreign Office through a letter informed the US embassy in Islamabad that “in case the travel permission regime for Pakistani diplomats/officials is implemented, Pakistan would be obliged to take reciprocal actions wef from 11 May”. The letter,  copy  shows that new protocols include “treating the US diplomatic cargo at Pakistani airports and ports strictly in accordance with the provisions of Article 27 of the Vienna Conventions on dip...