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Pakistan
Travel Warning
Pakistan Pearl Continental
Hotel Attack, Peshawar
On June 10, 2009, the U.S. Embassy
Islamabad released the following Warden Message:
This Warden Notice is
to notify American citizens that on the evening of June 9 gunmen stormed
the Pearl Continental Hotel in Peshawar and detonated a bomb, resulting
in the death of several individuals and injuring scores of others. U.S.
Consulate personnel in Peshawar have been instructed to limit their
movements until further notice. The U.S. Consulate in Peshawar is open
today and is providing emergency consular services only.
Please contact the
U.S. Embassy or U.S. Consulate Peshawar at the telephone numbers below
if you have information relating to an American who is missing or
requires medical assistance. Americans in Peshawar, regardless of
whether or not they were in the vicinity of the Pearl Continental Hotel
at the time of the blast, are also encouraged to contact family in the
United States to let them know of their welfare and whereabouts.
The Embassy
reiterates its advice to all Americans to take appropriate individual
precautions to ensure their safety and security at all times. These
measures include maintaining good situational awareness, avoiding crowds
and demonstrations and keeping a low profile. Americans should avoid
setting patterns by varying times and routes for all required travel.
Americans should ensure that their travel documents and visas are valid
at all times.
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The U.S. Embassy Islamabad,
Pakistan released the following Warden Message on January 26, 2007:
According to Pakistani police and media reports, a suicide bomber on foot
detonated a bomb outside the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad on Friday
afternoon. Currently, one person is confirmed dead and several are wounded.
The Embassy strongly advises all Americans to avoid the area, exercise
caution, and limit unnecessary travel.
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For the latest security
information, Americans traveling abroad should regularly monitor the
Department's Internet web site at
http://travel.state.gov where the current
Worldwide Caution Public Announcement, Travel Warnings and other Public
Announcements can be found. Up to date information on security can also be
obtained by calling 1-888-407-4747 toll free in the United States, or, for
callers outside the United States and Canada, a regular toll line at
1-202-501-4444. These numbers are available from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Eastern Time, Monday through Friday (except U.S. federal holidays).
U.S. citizens may contact the American Citizens Services Units of the
Embassy or the Consulates General for further information. Each of the
telephone numbers listed below is available 24 hours a day for emergency
services.
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Contact information
follows for all four posts in Pakistan:
The U.S. Embassy in Islamabad is located at Diplomatic Enclave, Ramna 5;
telephone (92-51) 208-0000; Consular Section telephone (92-51) 208-2700; fax
(92-51) 282-2632, website:
http://islamabad.usembassy.gov.
The U.S. Consulate General in Karachi, located at 8 Abdullah Haroon Road,
closed its public operations indefinitely due to security concerns. U.S.
citizens requiring emergency assistance should call the consular section in
Karachi. Their telephone is (92-21) 520-4200 (after hours: 92-21-520-4400;
fax 92-21-568-0496, website:
http://usembassy.state.gov/karachi.
The U.S. Consulate in Lahore is located at 50- Sharah-E-Abdul Hameed Bin
Badees, (Old Empress Road) near Shimla Hill Rotary, telephone (92-42)
603-4000 or 603-4250, fax (92-42) 603-4200, website:
http://lahore.usconsulate.gov.
Email address:
acslahore@state.gov.
The U.S. Consulate in Peshawar is located at 11 Hospital Road, Cantonment,
Peshawar; telephone (92-91) 526-8800; fax (92-91) 527-6712, website:
http://Peshawar.usconsulate.gov.
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