Closures

March 17, 2011

This Warden Notice is to update the notice sent earlier today.  The U.S. Embassy in Islamabad and the U.S. Consulates General in Lahore, Karachi and Peshawar will be closed on Friday, March 18, 2011.  The Embassy will issue an updated Warden Message when the Embassy and the Consulates General reopen for routine business.

The Embassy reiterates its advice to all U.S. citizens to take measures for their safety and security at all times. These measures include maintaining good situational awareness, avoiding crowds and demonstrations, and keeping a low profile.  U.S. citizens should avoid setting patterns by varying times and routes for all required travel.  U.S. citizens should ensure that their travel documents and visas are valid at all times.  In addition, over the next several days, we advise U.S. citizens to avoid areas where foreigners are known to congregate.

For the latest security information, U.S. citizens living and traveling abroad should regularly monitor the Department of State's Bureau of Consular Affairs Internet website, where the current Worldwide Caution, Travel Warning for Pakistan, and Country-Specific Information for Pakistan can be found.  Up-to-date information on security can also be obtained by calling 1-888-407-4747 toll-free in the United States and Canada or, for callers outside the United States and Canada, a regular toll line at 1-202-501-4444.  These numbers are available from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday (except U.S. federal holidays).

U.S. citizens are encouraged to enroll in the State Department's Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP). 

Contact information follows for all four posts in Pakistan:

The U.S. Embassy in Islamabad is located at Diplomatic Enclave, Ramna 5; telephone (92-51) 208-0000; Consular Section telephone (92-51) 208-2700; fax (92-51) 282-2632; website http://islamabad.usembassy.gov; email: ACSIslamabad@state.gov; Twitter: http://twitter.com/ACSIslamabad; Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/IslamabadACS.

The U.S. Consulate General in Karachi, located at Plot No 3-5, TPX Area, Mai Kolachi Road, Karachi, provides service to U.S. citizens by appointment only.  U.S. citizen services can be scheduled by calling (92-21) 3527-5000 between 10 am and 2 pm, Monday-Friday;  fax (92-21) 3527-5885; website http://karachi.usconsulate.gov/ ; email: ACSKarachi@state.gov.

The U.S. Consulate General in Lahore, located at 50 Sharah-E-Abdul Hameed Bin Badees (Old Empress Road) near Shimla Hill Rotary, provides service to U.S. citizens by appointment only. U.S. citizens requiring assistance should call the consular section in Lahore.  Their telephone is (92-42) 3603-4000; fax (92-42) 3603-4200; website http://lahore.usconsulate.gov/; email: acslahore@state.gov.

The U.S. Consulate General in Peshawar is located at 11 Hospital Road, Cantonment, Peshawar; telephone (92-91) 526-8800; fax (92-91) 527-6712; website http://peshawar.usconsulate.gov.