The first U.S. embassy in Pakistan was established on August 15 , 1947 in Karachi , then-capital of Pakistan . When the capital was moved to Islamabad in 1960 , a new embassy was constructed there . After being burned to the ground by extremists in 1979 , security at the rebuilt embassy was heightened . Security was again significantly increased in the wake of the September 11 attacks in 2001 . On 9 August 2013 , the United States State Department evacuated most diplomats and all non-emergency staff from the consulate in Lahore , and U.S. citizens were warned not to travel there due to terror concerns
burned to the ground
1979 U.S. embassy burning in Islamabad
Embassy of the United States, Islamabad