Washington orders non-essential staff at the consulates in Lahore and Karachi to leave Pakistan

The US State Department announced on Wednesday that it had ordered its non-essential employees at its consulates in Karachi and Lahore to leave Pakistan and had allowed the departure of employees of its diplomatic missions in Saudi Arabia, Cyprus, and Oman.

The US Embassy in Pakistan said in a statement that the State Department had ordered non-essential US government employees and family members of US government cadres from the US consulates in Lahore and Karachi to leave Pakistan due to… "Risks to their safety"

She added that no change had occurred in the status of her embassy in the capital, Islamabad.

The Ministry also authorized "Non-emergency US government employees and family members of US government employees may leave" Saudi Arabia, Oman and Cyprus "Because of risks to their safety".

The Ministry announced on Tuesday that it is "With a historic move" To help its citizens who wish to leave the Middle East and return to the United States.

It was reported that more than "Nine thousand American citizens returned safely from the Middle East" In the last few days "Among them, more than 300 returned from Israel".