The federal government has asked the US embassy in Islamabad to phase out over 200 American officials out of the country in 30 to 40 days, a private news channel reported on Tuesday.
These officials have reportedly been assigned various duties such as logistic support and audit and accounts monitoring in terms of the Coalition Support Fund. It was also learnt that US Ambassador Cameron Munter was coming back to Pakistan after cutting short his vacation to deal with the emerging situation.
Pakistan and the US have been at odds over the appointment of US contractors and their visas have been drastically cut down to bare minimal.