United States orders non-emergency consular staff and families to leave Karachi, Lahore
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The United States ordered non-emergency U.S. government employees and their family members at its consulates in Karachi and Lahore to depart Pakistan immediately and said its embassy in Islamabad would remain operational.
Why it matters
Routine consular functions and non-essential diplomatic activities in Pakistan's two largest commercial cities will be constrained, limiting in-person visa processing and citizen services there. Diplomatic operations will be more centralized in Islamabad, raising travel and logistical burdens for people who usually rely on the Karachi and Lahore consulates.
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