United States Orders Government Staff From Pakistan To Leave The Country
The State Department has evacuated most of its diplomats from Lahore, Pakistan in response to terrorist threats against the U.S. consulate, according to senior officials.
'We have picked up what we regard as a threat worthy of taking this action,' a senior U.S. official told CNN.
All diplomats were ordered to evacuate Thursday except for a few emergency personnel. The diplomats were reportedly moved to Islamabad.
The threat in Lahore is reportedly unrelated to the ongoing terror threat against U.S. personnel that has prompted the closures of diplomatic posts throughout the Middle East and Africa. No U.S. posts in Pakistan had been closed due to the earlier threat.
In a warning to U.S. citizens in Pakistan, the State Department said it 'ordered this drawdown due to specific threats concerning the U.S. Consulate in Lahore.'
'The presence of several foreign and indigenous terrorist groups poses a potential danger to U.S. citizens throughout Pakistan,' the warning said.
U.S. officials in Islamabad are instructed to limit their travel to public markets and restaurants, especially if traveling with other Americans.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2387572/State-Department-evacuates-U-S-consulate-Pakistan-following-terror-threat.html
The State Department has evacuated most of its diplomats from Lahore, Pakistan in response to terrorist threats against the U.S. consulate, according to senior officials.
'We have picked up what we regard as a threat worthy of taking this action,' a senior U.S. official told CNN.
All diplomats were ordered to evacuate Thursday except for a few emergency personnel. The diplomats were reportedly moved to Islamabad.
The threat in Lahore is reportedly unrelated to the ongoing terror threat against U.S. personnel that has prompted the closures of diplomatic posts throughout the Middle East and Africa. No U.S. posts in Pakistan had been closed due to the earlier threat.
In a warning to U.S. citizens in Pakistan, the State Department said it 'ordered this drawdown due to specific threats concerning the U.S. Consulate in Lahore.'
'The presence of several foreign and indigenous terrorist groups poses a potential danger to U.S. citizens throughout Pakistan,' the warning said.
U.S. officials in Islamabad are instructed to limit their travel to public markets and restaurants, especially if traveling with other Americans.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2387572/State-Department-evacuates-U-S-consulate-Pakistan-following-terror-threat.html