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U.S. Improves IESCO’s ability to Reduce Unscheduled Loadshedding

Islamabad, April 03, 2014 – Marking a milestone in U.S. support of Pakistan’s energy sector, Nancy Estes, Acting Mission Director for United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and Yousaf Awan, Chief Executive Officer of the Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO), inaugurated the Power Distribution Control Center (PDCC) at IESCO today. The PDCC, built with ... Read More»

Security Message for U.S. Citizens: Threat against Tourist Sites and Two Hotels in Lahore

We have received information that militants may be planning to target foreigners at tourist sites in Lahore, Punjab Province, and at two of the city’s hotels by early April.  The Pearl Continental and Faletti’s Hotel were identified as possible targets. The U.S. Embassy urges U.S. citizens to vary their times and routes when traveling in ... Read More»

Security Message for U.S. Citizens: Threat against Tourist Sites and Two Hotels in Lahore

We have received information that militants may be planning to target foreigners at tourist sites in Lahore, Punjab Province, and at two of the city’s hotels by early April.  The Pearl Continental and Faletti’s Hotel were identified as possible targets. The U.S. Embassy urges U.S. citizens to vary their times and routes when traveling in ... Read More»

Excess Defense Articles from Afghanistan

Islamabad | March 31, 2014 Military equipment that has been determined to be excess can be made available through the worldwide excess defense articles (EDA) program, which is open to all eligible countries, including Afghanistan and Pakistan.  This equipment will not be brought back with U.S. forces from Afghanistan as they redeploy elsewhere. The U.S. ... Read More»