ISLAMABAD: The United States has ordered non-emergency government employees and family members to leave its consulates in Lahore and Karachi due to security risks following the outbreak of hostilities between Washington and Tehran, the US mission in Pakistan said on Wednesday. The US Department of State issued the order on March 3, citing the ongoing threat of drone and missile attacks from Iran and significant disruptions to commercial flights across the region after fighting began between the United States and Iran on Feb. 28.

U.S. orders non-emergency consular staff and families to leave Karachi and Lahore due to security concerns, maintaining Islamabad embassy status.

ISLAMABAD: The United States has ordered non-emergency government employees and family members to leave its consulates in Lahore and Karachi due to security risks following the…

ISLAMABAD: Nearly 2,000 Pakistanis have returned home from Iran via Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province, Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti said on Thursday, as provincial…