[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 45 (Friday, March 10, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H2991]
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          FBI CALLED TO SOLVE UNITED STATES MURDER IN PAKISTAN

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                           HON. ROBERT W. NEY

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, March 10, 1995
  Mr. NEY. Mr. Speaker, I call to the attention of my colleagues an 
article appearing in yesterday's Washington Times regarding the brutal 
murder of two American Foreign Service officers in Karachi, Pakistan, 
on Wednesday, March 8, 1995. The article, entitled ``FBI Unit To Probe 
Pakistan Shooting'' discusses how the U.S. Government has been forced 
to send an antiterrorist unit that specializes in forensics to Pakistan 
in an attempt to identify those responsible for this brutal slaying.
  Mr. Speaker, according to press reports, the Karachi police refused a 
request by American diplomatic employees to pursue the gunmen 
immediately after the attack. The police allegedly said they feared for 
their lives. This story, if true, further underscores the pathetic 
state of affairs in Pakistan, where terrorist violence and religious 
fundamentalism have become the norm.
  Mr. Speaker, I strongly urge my colleagues to read the Washington 
Times article. The murder of the United States diplomatic employees 
traveling in a consular van in downtown Karachi clearly shows that 
drastic measures must be taken to protect our Foreign Service officers 
and to reign in the terrorism and violence which is making Pakistan a 
danger to the region and ultimately to the world. 
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WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 1995

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