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US issues alert for its citizens in Pakistan
The US Embassy here on Thursday issued an emergency message asking American citizens in Pakistan to take precautions for the next two weeks though it did not give any reasons for the alert.
"This security message from the US Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan alerts US citizens to travel restrictions for US Embassy staff during the next two weeks," said the message posted on the Embassy's website.
The message said the US Embassy had restricted its employees from going to restaurants and markets in Islamabad during April 27-May 5 due to ‘security concerns’.
It added: "We recommend that US citizens in Islamabad during this period take similar precautions." "Also, based on the current security conditions and a significant increase in the level of sectarian violence in northern Pakistan, the US Embassy has prohibited its employees from taking personal trips to the Gilgit/Skardu area until further notice," the message said.
"This security message from the US Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan alerts US citizens to travel restrictions for US Embassy staff during the next two weeks," said the message posted on the Embassy's website.
The message said the US Embassy had restricted its employees from going to restaurants and markets in Islamabad during April 27-May 5 due to ‘security concerns’.
It added: "We recommend that US citizens in Islamabad during this period take similar precautions." "Also, based on the current security conditions and a significant increase in the level of sectarian violence in northern Pakistan, the US Embassy has prohibited its employees from taking personal trips to the Gilgit/Skardu area until further notice," the message said.
Read more: http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/world/asia/us-issues-alert-its-citizens-pakistan-009
So, would the US Embassy in Pakistan need to alert US citizens in Pakistan about being potentially targeted if the drone strikes hadn't slaughtered so many Pakistani civilians and other civilians abroad?
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