Fed: DFAT warns of fresh terrorist threat in Pakistan

AAP General News (Australia)
08-22-2006
Fed: DFAT warns of fresh terrorist threat in Pakistan

The Australian government's warning of fresh threats of terrorist attacks on Westerners
in Pakistan.

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has upgraded its travel advice overnight
.. urging Australians to defer travel to the country.

DFAT says there's a very high threat of an attack in the capital Islamabad .. with
credible reporting of a potential terrorist threat against Western hotels.

It says recent reports also suggest terrorists are planning attacks against Westerners
.. including Australians .. in the city of Peshawar .. on the country's north west frontier
with Afghanistan.





Australia's diplomatic staff in Pakistan has been told to exercise extra security vigilance
.. since a suicide bombing in March near the US consulate and Marriott Hotel in Karachi
.. killed four people including a US diplomat.

The Pakistan government says it hasn't heard of the threat .. and will seek more information
from its high commission in Canberra.

AAP RTV rp/jmt

KEYWORD: PAKISTAN AUST (CANBERRA)

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