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By Shahzad Malik, Daily Times
Lahore, Pakistan, Monday, May 3, 2004
ISLAMABAD: The Interior Ministry has directed the Capital District
Administration to beef up security around Ukrainian diplomats because the
embassy received anonymous calls threatening to blow up the embassy and its
officials. The ministry has also directed authorities to thoroughly check
anyone visiting the embassy.
Mykola Skliarenko, charge d'affaires of the Ukrainian embassy, approached
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where he stated that the officials of the
embassy received a number of telephone calls in which someone threatened to
blow up the embassy and kill Ukrainian diplomats if they did not place
pressure on their government to withdraw its forces from Iraq, where they
are part of the coalition forces with the US, sources told Daily Times.
The said a Ukrainian diplomat said security was necessary for the embassy
because of their country's active participation with the coalition
peacekeeping forces in Iraq. Ukrainian diplomats also expressed apprehension
that terrorists, sources said, could target citizens, official organisations
and various companies functioning in Pakistan. Officials of the secret
agencies have been directed to trace the anonymous callers and apprehend
them.
Officials of the secret agencies approached various educational institutions
to gather information about the Chechen and Uzbek nationals studying there.
The officials of the secret agencies also reportedly approached authorities
at International Islamic University and inquired about Uzbek and Chechen
students, sources said. No official from the International Islamic
University was available for comment.
Daily Times, Lahore, Pakistan, Monday, May 3, 2004
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