Members of Al Qaeda have reportedly threatened to kill a Saudi diplomat posted in Pakistan if he and his family did not leave the country within 10 days. Dr Abdullah Bin Hilal al-Jehani, the director of the Saudi embassy school in Islamabad, received an anonymous letter on March 24 that told him to leave Pakistan within ten days. The letter said the threat was a reaction against the Saudi support for the ongoing military operation against Al Qaeda, sources told Daily Times. The Saudi ambassador to Pakistan has asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to look into the matter, track down the culprits and take security measures to protect Dr al-Jehani’s family, sources added. High-ranking officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs have asked the Ministry of Interior, director general of Inter-Services Intelligence, director general of the Intelligence Bureau and the Capital Police chief to take necessary action, the source added. Meanwhile, officials from intelligence agencies visited Aadiala Jail to compare the handwriting in the letter with samples of writing from jailed members of defunct religious organisations, sources added. Police personnel have been deployed outside the residence of Dr al-Jehani and he has been asked to keep the police informed about his movements, sources concluded.
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