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US pulls staff from Lahore consulate over 'threats'
[Dawn] The United States on Thursday evacuated all non-emergency staff from its consulate in the Pak city of Lahore, citing "specific threats" amid a worldwide alert over Al Qaeda intercepts.The travel warning issued by the State Department also reiterated longstanding advice to US citizens to avoid all non-essential travel to Pakistain. The closure comes as Pakistain celebrates the festival of Eid-ul-Fitr, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan, and a day after a jacket wallah killed 38 people at a police funeral in the southwestern city of Quetta. "On August 8, 2013, the Department of State ordered the departure of non-emergency US government personnel from the US Consulate General in Lahore, Pakistain," a State department statement said. Posted by: Fred 2013-08-10 |
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