Children of British diplomats will no longer remain in Pakistan

Representatives from the United Kingdom announced on 1 October 2008 that children of British diplomats will no longer remain in Pakistan due to the poor security conditions in the country. U.N. officials also reported on 2 October 2008 that U.N. representatives in Pakistan could no longer live with their children in Islamabad, Rawalpindi or in border towns near Afghanistan. These decisions come after the Islamabad Marriott hotel bombing on 20 September.