The U.S. embassy in Pakistan on Thursday suspended its visa and all other counsel services over security concerns, said an embassy spokesman.
"The embassy temporarily suspended routine counselor services including visa services beginning today (Thursday)," the spokesman Lou Flintor told reporters.
"Emergency services to American citizens services will continue to be available," Flintor added.
He said the embassy also warned the American citizens not to stay in big hotels in Lahore, capital of eastern Pakistan's Punjab province, after receiving a warning Wednesday night.
The move by the U.S. embassy came days after Saturday's Marriott Hotel blast in the federal capital.
Two suicide bombers rammed an explosive-laden dumper into the gate of the Marriott Hotel, killing 53 people and injuring 266 others on Saturday.
The British Airways also suspended all its flights to Pakistan after the deadly blast.
Source:Xinhua
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