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US orders non-essential staff out of consulate in Pakistan's Lahore - Reuters Sat, 10 Aug 2013 00:05:45 GMT

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US orders non-essential staff out of consulate in Pakistan's Lahore
Reuters
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The U.S. government ordered the evacuation of non-essential staff from its consulate in the northeastern Pakistani city of Lahore on Friday due to the threat of attack, with the State Department also warning U.S. citizens not to ...
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US Orders Most Officials Out of Lahore, Pakistan - TIME (blog) Fri, 09 Aug 2013 03:12:47 GMT

US Orders Most Officials Out of Lahore, Pakistan
TIME (blog)
(ISLAMABAD) — The U.S. has warned Americans not to travel to Pakistan and evacuated most government personnel from the country's second largest city because of a threat to the consulate there, a U.S. official said Friday, the latest example of the ...


At least 10 killed, dozens injured in attack outside Pakistan mosque - Los Angeles Times Fri, 09 Aug 2013 17:40:10 GMT

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At least 10 killed, dozens injured in attack outside Pakistan mosque
Los Angeles Times
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Gunmen on Friday killed at least 10 people and wounded 30 outside a mosque in Quetta, the capital of Pakistan's western Baluchistan province, in the second attack in that city in two days, local media reported. The violence is ...
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US pulls staff out of Lahore as wave of Pakistan bloodshed continues - The Guardian Fri, 09 Aug 2013 19:06:46 GMT

The Guardian

US pulls staff out of Lahore as wave of Pakistan bloodshed continues
The Guardian
After a week that has seen murderous attacks by militants on police funerals, mosques and buses carrying people home for the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitr, the US has pulled its diplomatic staff out of Pakistan's second biggest city , citing security ...


'Specific threats' shut US Consulate in Lahore; US citizens warned against ... - NBCNews.com (blog) Fri, 09 Aug 2013 15:01:39 GMT

'Specific threats' shut US Consulate in Lahore; US citizens warned against ...
NBCNews.com (blog)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- The U.S. Consulate in the Pakistani city of Lahore was shut on Friday with only emergency staff remaining on duty following "specific threats," officials said. The State Department also advised U.S. citizens against traveling to ...


Pakistan: After terror threat, US consulate in Lahore closes - Christian Science Monitor Fri, 09 Aug 2013 12:56:03 GMT

Christian Science Monitor

Pakistan: After terror threat, US consulate in Lahore closes
Christian Science Monitor
The State Department closed the US consulate in Lahore, Pakistan, today and moved all non-essential personnel to the embassy in Islamabad because of a specific threat to the consulate amid a spate of extremist attacks against Pakistani targets across ...


US orders most diplomats to leave Lahore, Pakistan; Americans warned not to ... - Washington Post Fri, 09 Aug 2013 13:26:47 GMT

US orders most diplomats to leave Lahore, Pakistan; Americans warned not to ...
Washington Post
ISLAMABAD — The State Department has warned Americans not to travel to Pakistan and evacuated nonessential government personnel from the country's second largest city because of a specific threat to the consulate there, a U.S. official said Friday.


US orders most diplomats to leave Lahore, Pakistan - Washington Post Fri, 09 Aug 2013 11:28:00 GMT

Washington Post

US orders most diplomats to leave Lahore, Pakistan
Washington Post
WASHINGTON — The State Department on Thursday warned Americans not to travel to Pakistan and ordered nonessential government personnel to leave the U.S. Consulate in Lahore because of a specific threat to that diplomatic mission. In a travel warning ...


State Department Evacuates Staff from US Consulate in Pakistan - ABC News (blog) Fri, 09 Aug 2013 16:40:33 GMT

ABC News (blog)

State Department Evacuates Staff from US Consulate in Pakistan
ABC News (blog)
The State Department has ordered the departure of all non-emergency U.S. Government personnel from the U.S. Consulate in Lahore, Pakistan, due to threats against the post. “We are undertaking this drawdown due to concerns about credible threat ...


Pakistan cities hit by violence and 'specific threats' - BBC News Sat, 10 Aug 2013 00:35:55 GMT

BBC News

Pakistan cities hit by violence and 'specific threats'
BBC News
The US has ordered all non-essential government personnel to leave its consulate in the Pakistani city of Lahore, after a "specific threat" was made against the building. Meanwhile several people have died and some 20 others have been wounded after ...