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Pakistani security officials stand guard outside the US diplomatic mission in Karachi, Pakistan on 03 May 2011
The US Embassy in Pakistan's capital Islamabad was closed for the public on Tuesday in a move to secure safety in the aftermath of Osama bin Laden's death.
The Embassy will issue an updated Warden Message when the Embassy and Consulates General reopen for routine business, the Embassy said in a statement Tuesday.
The country's consulates in Lahore, Karachi and Peshawar have also been closed, authorities have revealed. The institutions will continue working, but behind closed doors, "except for emergency American Citizens Services."
U.S. government facilities worldwide remain at a heightened state of alert and they may temporarily close or periodically suspend public services to assess their security posture.
On Wednesday at around 3:44 PM, Pakistan carried out an airstrike on areas within District 4 of Kabul city, causing serious destruction to several residential homes
Pakistan’s Foreign Office announced on Wednesday that a temporary ceasefire has been agreed with Afghanistan for the next 48 hours, following several days of intense cross-border clashes
Tensions along the Afghanistan–Pakistan border have flared into some of the fiercest fighting in recent months, with heavy clashes spreading across multiple provinces
US President Donald Trump once again claimed that he brokered peace between India and Pakistan during the conflict in May, a statement that has been widely disputed. He made these remarks during an interview with Fox News
Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has once again issued strong warnings against India, stating that “the chances of war with India are real” and stressing that he is “not denying that possibility”
India sharply rebuked Pakistan at the United Nations during a debate on women, peace, and security, dismissing Islamabad’s repeated criticisms as hollow.
European governments are urgently searching for a compromise over Greenland that would allow U.S. President Donald Trump to present a political win at home, without triggering a crisis that could unravel NATO and the broader European security architecture
Two Greek-managed oil tankers were struck by drones on Tuesday near the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) terminal in the Black Sea, which handles roughly 80% of Kazakhstan’s oil exports
Thousands of people are now feared to have lost their lives during Iran’s violent suppression of weeks-long anti-government protests, as the scale of the crackdown becomes clearer despite severe restrictions on information coming out of the country
Greenland’s government has firmly rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s repeated statements about acquiring the Arctic island, saying it “cannot under any circumstances accept” any attempt by Washington to take control.
Bulgarian grain producers are preparing to join Europe-wide protests against the EU-Mercosur trade agreement, which is scheduled to be officially signed on January 17
US President Donald Trump has declared that any country conducting business with Iran will face a 25% tariff on trade with the United States
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