The US Consulate General in Peshawar has temporarily suspended its operations effective March 2 due to security concerns, the US Embassy in Islamabad said. In the meantime, the Embassy will continue to provide all routine and emergency consular services for US citizens.

The move comes amid ongoing disruptions and traffic diversions around the US Consulate General offices in Karachi and Lahore in view of the prevailing security situation due to countrywide protests over the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the US-Israeli attacks against Iran.