U.S. Orders Non-Essential Staff Out Of Lahore, Pakistan

U.S. Pulls Staff From Pakistan Consulate as Violence Continues -- New York Times

Islamabad, Pakistan — The United States ordered staff pulled from its consulate in Lahore on Friday, citing terrorist threats that also led the State Department to advise Americans against traveling to Pakistan as violence continued to rattle the country for another day.

“The Department of State ordered this drawdown due to specific threats concerning the U.S. Consulate in Lahore,” the warning stated. Except for a small number of emergency personnel, the diplomats in Lahore were moved to Islamabad, the Pakistani capital, a senior Obama administration official said.

At this point, it does not appear that the threat against the consulate is related to a broader terror alert that prompted the State Department to close 19 diplomatic missions in the Middle East, Africa and Asia, the official said.

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