ISLAMABAD: The US government ordered the evacuation of non-essential staff from its consulate in the northeastern Pakistani city of Lahore yesterday due to the threat of attack, with the State Department also warning US citizens not to travel to Pakistan.
“The Department of State ordered this drawdown due to specific threats concerning the US consulate in Lahore,” said a travel warning posted on the Department of State’s website on Thursday.
A US embassy spokeswoman said the closure was due to a specific threat to Lahore. A US national security official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the Pakistan threat was unconnected to the one that closed embassies in the Middle East.
The US embassy spokeswoman said it was unclear when the consulate would reopen.
REUTERS
