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The Times of India
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TOI World Desk

US orders non-emergency consular staff to leave Karachi, Lahore amid Middle East tensions

The United States on Wednesday ordered non-emergency staff at its consulates in Karachi and Lahore to leave Pakistan, citing security concerns as tensions escalate across the Middle East following Iranian retaliation to US-Israeli strikes.

The US embassy in Islamabad said the State Department directed non-emergency US government employees and their family members at the two consulates to depart due to "safety risks."

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