Anti-government protesters react to tear gas fired by riot police Sunday, March 13, 2011, along a main highway in Manama.—AP

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office Tuesday said that the Bahrain authorities had ensured provision of complete security to Pakistani nationals working there.

“They have informed us that the security of every Pakistani is their responsibility and they will ensure it,” Foreign Office Spokesperson Tehmina Janjua told a private news channel.

Almost 65,000 Pakistanis are working in Bahrain and one of them had been killed in a violent attack in Capital Manama.

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