US Directs Non-Emergency Staff to Leave Lahore, Karachi Consulates
There has been no change in the status of the US Embassy in Islamabad, according to an updated travel advisory.
The move comes amid ongoing Middle East tensions, following US and Israeli airstrikes on Iran launched on February 28, which reportedly killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and 786 others, including dozens of schoolgirls. In retaliation, Tehran has carried out drone and missile strikes targeting US-linked facilities in Gulf countries, resulting in multiple deaths. Six US service members have reportedly been killed, with many others injured.
“There has been an ongoing threat of drone and missile attacks from Iran and significant disruptions to commercial flights,” the US travel advisory stated.
The advisory comes as Pakistan has experienced violent anti-US protests since the attacks on Iran. At least 25 people, including a security officer, were killed in Islamabad, Karachi, and the northern Gilgit-Baltistan region on Sunday.
Earlier, the US Embassy in Pakistan also temporarily closed its consulate in Peshawar, located in the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
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