US Embassy Requests Bulletproof Vehicles

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan News: The US embassy has made formal request to government of Pakistan to provide bulletproof vehicles for its staff deputed in Pakistan.

The sources said concerned authorities started mulling over the request. According to diplomatic rules, the embassy of any country is being allowed to keep twenty-five percent bulletproof vehicles.

The concerned departments of government of Pakistan is considering the aspect that any special permission to US will boost the pressure from European and other countries for getting such permission and it will give loss of billions of rupees in terms of taxes and duty to national treasury.

On the other hand, it was learned that in contrast of interior ministry advice, US embassy has rejected to accept local numbers series and they are using fake number plates despite passing the deadline of November 30.

The US embassy spokesman when contacted said they are in touch with interior ministry about these number series and denied reports of import of armed vehicles.