The US State Department has said the country may withhold visas of Pakistani nationals beginning with its senior officials. This comes as the US imposed sanctions on Pakistan after it refused to take back its citizen deportees and visa over-stayers from the country. However, the US State Department added that consular operations in Pakistan remain "unchanged" as of now but as a result of such a sanction mentioned in a Federal Register notification dated April 22, the US may withhold visas of Pakistanis beginning with its senior officials.

Pakistan is the latest to join the list of 10 nations that have been imposed with sanctions under a US law according to which countries refusing to take back deportees and visa over-stayers will be denied American visas.

The US State Department has said the country may withhold visas of Pakistani nationals beginning with its senior officials. This comes as the US imposed sanctions on Pakistan after it refused to take back its citizen deportees and visa over-stayers from the country. However, the US State Department added that consular operations in Pakistan remain "unchanged" as of now but as a result of such a sanction mentioned in a Federal Register notification dated April 22, the US may withhold visas of Pakistanis beginning with its senior officials.

Pakistan is the latest to join the list of 10 nations that have been imposed with sanctions under a US law according to which countries refusing to take back deportees and visa over-stayers will be denied American visas.