US asks citizens to defer travel to Pak

The United States has asked its citizens to defer all its non-essential travel to Pakistan, arguing that the presence of several foreign and indigenous terrorist groups poses a “potential danger” to American citizens in the country.

The United States has asked its citizens to defer all its non-essential travel to Pakistan, arguing that the presence of several foreign and indigenous terrorist groups poses a “potential danger” to American citizens in the country.

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Replacing its previous travel advisory of September 19, 2012, the US State Department said on Tuesday that threat reporting indicates terrorist groups continue to seek opportunities to attack locations where US citizens and Westerners are known to congregate or visit.

Policeman killed in anti-polio attackA Pakistani policeman was shot dead and another was wounded while escorting a polio vaccination team in the country’s northwest, local officials said. No one has claimed responsibility for the killings so far.

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