A Pakistani police officer examines a bullet hole on the car of a Saudi consulate employee who was shot dead in Karachi, Pakistan, on May 16, 2011. -AP File Photo

KARACHI:  Home Minister Sindh, Manzoor Wasan has directed security agencies to provide full security to the Saudi Arabian consulate in Karachi upon the request of Saudi Consul General Saleh Muhammad Al-Rohail.

Dawn News received a report that the Saudi Consul General wrote a letter to the Home Ministry of Sindh about information from Saudi Intelligence sources that its diplomats in Karachi could be targeted.

The Consul General requested security for the Consulate General’s staff and also for their residences.

Home Minister of Sindh, Manzoor Wasan has ordered Police and Rangers to provide the requested security for the Consulate General and its staff.

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