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WARDEN MESSAGE: PAKISTAN STATE OF EMERGENCY

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WARDEN MESSAGE: PAKISTAN STATE OF EMERGENCY

November 03, 2007

U.S. Embassy Islamabad issued the following Warden Message on November 3, 2007:

The Government of Pakistan has announced a State of Emergency effective immediately. The President of Pakistan is scheduled to make a public announcement later this evening. Although the Government of Pakistan has not imposed a curfew, the U.S. Embassy recommends all American citizens in Islamabad remain in their residences and defer all nonessential travel. Constitution Avenue in Islamabad is closed.

For the latest security information, Americans traveling abroad should regularly monitor the Department?s Internet web site at http://travel.state.gov where the Worldwide Caution Public Announcement http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/pa/pa_1161.html and the Pakistan Consular Information Sheet at:
http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_992.html