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| Turkish interests in Pakistan threatened by al-Qaeda |
| 2004-11-29 |
| The Turkish Embassy has asked the government to increase security around its offices in Pakistani cities after receiving a threat of attack on Turkish interests from Al Qaeda after Ramazan, sources told Daily Times. In a letter to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Turkish Embassy asked for tighter security around its diplomatic and consular missions in Islamabad and Karachi and honorary consulates in Lahore and Peshawar. Turkish diplomats have also expressed concern about the safety of Turkish nationals working in Pakistan, the sources said. The Interior Ministry has directed the four provincial home secretaries, the provincial police chiefs, and the chief commissioner and police chief of Islamabad to take extra security measures for Turkish diplomats and interests, the sources added. Inam Ghani, superintendent of police and head of the Diplomatic Protection Department, said extra police officials have been deployed around the houses of Turkish diplomats living outside the diplomatic enclave. He said police patrols around the Turkish Embassy and diplomats’ houses have been increased. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |