Pakistan

Pakistan: Emergency Rule Creates Uncertainty

Date: November 9th, 2007 |

A political crisis triggered by President Pervez Musharraf’s declaring a state of emergency has created a volatile situation whose course is uncertain. The move suspended the country’s constitution and shut down the judicial system. Demonstrations by lawyers and others opposing the president’s action have been met with force, and thousands of lawyers were arrested. Demonstrations [read more]

Pakistan: Earthquake Devastation

Date: October 11th, 2005 |

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The devastating earthquake that struck the Pakistani-administered portion of Kashmir Oct. 8 killed thousands, flattened villages and towns, and destroyed hundreds of buildings in the regional capital of Muzaffarabad. Travel to the area, including the North-West Frontier and portions of Indian-administered Kashmir, should be avoided until the crisis has passed and recovery has got substantially [read more]

South Asia

Date: June 14th, 2005 |

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The last year has seen a significant increase in threats and incidents targeting non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Individuals working for international aid and missionary groups have been attacked in several countries in the region, including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan. NGOs reported a 75 percent increase in incidents worldwide between 2003 and 2004. The security [read more]

Pakistan

Date: June 3rd, 2003 |

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If the usual risks of terrorism, anti-Americanism and sectarian violence aren’t enough, there’s now another danger to add to the list in Pakistan: going to the circus. A mob of more than 100 youths led by a cleric in Gujranwala, near Lahore, attacked the audience with sticks and clubs, then torched the circus because they [read more]

Pakistan

Date: August 6th, 2002 |

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The U.S. Consulate in Karachi suspended operations Aug. 5 when authorities reopened a street in front of it that had been the site of a June 14 car-bombing that killed 12. Abdullan Haroon Road had been closed after that attack, then later had one lane opened. The removal of concrete blocks and reopening of the [read more]

Pakistan: Ongoing Terrorist Threat, U.S. Consulate Reopens in Peshawar

Date: April 11th, 2006 |

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The U.S. State Department continues to warn against travel to Pakistan because of the possibility of terrorist attacks on Americans. The U.S. Embassy and Consulates are operating at reduced staffing levels, and the consulate in Peshawar only recently reopened after being closed for many days for security reasons. It will remain closed for American citizens [read more]

Pakistan: Bombings at Karachi KFC and McDonald’s

Date: September 13th, 2005 |

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Homemade bombs exploded within minutes of each other at two American fast-food outlets in an upscale Karachi district Sept. 9, one at a KFC in Clifton and the other at a McDonald�s on Sea View Road. The bombs were timed to go off when few people would be endangered but injured five people in a [read more]

India and Pakistan

Date: February 22nd, 2005 |

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Sometimes the smallest gesture can represent dramatic progress, and that is what analysts are saying about India and Pakistan agreeing to regular bus service across the ceasefire line in Kashmir. The bus service will run between Srinagar and Muzaffarabad in the Indian- and Pakistani-controlled sections of the disputed state, and is being viewed as a [read more]

Pakistan

Date: August 27th, 2002 |

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The U.S. Consulate in Karachi, closed Aug. 5 because of security concerns, is operating again but only by ph0ne from a secret location. The phone numbers for the old consulate offices remain i [read more]

Pakistan

Date: July 16th, 2002 |

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The sentencing to death of the mastermind in the kidnapping and murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl may add more incentive to avoid travel to Pakistan. Militant groups could lash out either at the Pakistani government or visiting foreigners to vent their anger at what they consider American pressure for a conviction and [read more]