Warden Notice
Warden Notice 19/2009
June 10, 2009
This Warden Notice is to notify American citizens that on the evening of June 9 gunmen stormed the Pearl Continental Hotel in Peshawar and detonated a bomb, resulting in the death of several individuals and injuring scores of others. U.S. Consulate personnel in Peshawar have been instructed to limit their movements until further notice. The U.S. Consulate in Peshawar is open today and is providing emergency consular services only.
Please contact the U.S. Embassy or U.S. Consulate Peshawar at the telephone numbers below if you have information relating to an American who is missing or requires medical assistance. Americans in Peshawar, regardless of whether or not they were in the vicinity of the Pearl Continental Hotel at the time of the blast, are also encouraged to contact family in the United States to let them know of their welfare and whereabouts.
The Embassy reiterates its advice to all Americans to take appropriate individual precautions to ensure their safety and security at all times. These measures include maintaining good situational awareness, avoiding crowds and demonstrations and keeping a low profile. Americans should avoid setting patterns by varying times and routes for all required travel. Americans should ensure that their travel documents and visas are valid at all times.
For the latest security information, Americans living and traveling abroad should regularly monitor the Department of State's Bureau of Consular Affairs Internet website at http://travel.state.gov/, where the current Worldwide Caution, Travel Warning for Pakistan, and Country-Specific Information for Pakistan can be found. Up-to-date information on security can also be obtained by calling 1-888-407-4747 toll-free in the U.S. and Canada or, for callers outside the U.S. and Canada, a regular toll line at 1-202-501-4444. These numbers are available from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday (except U.S. federal holidays).
American citizens are encouraged to register with the nearest Embassy or Consulate. Registration can be done online at https://travelregistration.state.gov
Contact information follows for all four posts in Pakistan:
The U.S. Embassy in Islamabad is located at Diplomatic Enclave, Ramna 5; telephone (92-51) 208-0000; Consular Section telephone (92-51) 208-2700; fax (92-51) 282-2632; website http://islamabad.usembassy.gov
The U.S. Consulate General in Karachi, located at 8 Abdullah Haroon Road, provides service to U.S. citizens by appointment only. U.S. citizens requiring assistance should call the consular section in Karachi. Their telephone is (92-21) 520-4200; after hours (92-21) 520-4400; fax (92-21) 568-0496; website http://karachi.usconsulate.gov
The U.S. Consulate in Lahore is located at 50- Sharah-E-Abdul Hameed Bin Badees, (Old Empress Road) near Shimla Hill Rotary; telephone (92-42) 603-4000 or 603-4250; fax (92-42) 603-4200; website http://lahore.usconsulate.gov/; Email address: acslahore@state.gov
The U.S. Consulate in Peshawar is located at 11 Hospital Road, Cantonment, Peshawar; telephone (92-91) 526-8800; fax (92-91) 527-6712; website http://peshawar.usconsulate.gov