Overview

• On August 1 the US Consulate General in Karachi issued an alert after intelligence indicated a potential threat to upscale city hotels.
• US government personnel are temporarily barred from visiting high-end Karachi hotels while security assessments are under way.
• The State Department has withheld specifics on the threat’s nature and credibility pending further review.
• Pakistan remains under a Level 3 travel advisory with a June warning already advising Americans to avoid Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
• The State Department warned that similar venue-specific travel restrictions could be imposed elsewhere if credible intelligence emerges.