Replies

Terrorist threat in Pakistan 'remains high': US
Washington | May 14, 2004 2:37:44 PM IST

The terrorist threat to the US and western interests in Pakistan "remains high" due to tensions along the Afghan border and the unstable situation prevailing in the Middle East and Iraq, the Bush Administration has claimed.

Urging American citizens in these areas to take appropriate security measures, the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad has warned that already high anti-American sentiment in Pakistan could rise as western embassies and consulates throughout the country are "high priority" targets for terrorists.

According to The News, the embassy has "advised that the threat of terrorist activity in Pakistan, including against American or western targets, remains high."

"Heightened tensions throughout the Middle East, continued violence in Iraq, and tensions in Waziristan could increase anti-American sentiment in Pakistan," sources in the embassy were quoted as saying by an international news agency.

The notice is the latest in a series of warnings issued by the embassy and the U.S. State Department since the US-led war on terrorism began in neighboring Afghanistan. (ANI)

http://www.webindia123.com/news/showdetails.asp?id=38065&cat=World