The United States has notified Pakistan that the diplomats at their embassy in Washington and at consulates in other cities would not be able to travel beyond 40 kilometres of their offices without permission from 1st of May. According to the notification, diplomats would need to apply for permission at least five days ahead of an intended travel outside the imposed 40-kilometre radii.

In an interview with the Voice of America, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Thomas Shannon said, Washington will place reciprocal restrictions on the movement of Pakistani diplomats in the country because Islamabad had already imposed similar restrictions on US diplomats in Pakistan.

Pakistan had already imposed similar restrictions on American diplomats in the country, who were not allowed to visit the tribal belt or Karachi. Islamabad however, said that those are not restrictions but security measures intended to protect American diplomats.