An American diplomat in Pakistan has been found dead at his home in Islamabad after apparently committing suicide, Pakistani police say.
The US embassy in Islamabad named the official as Keith Ryan. It said that his death would be investigated but were no indications of foul play.
Mr Ryan worked for the Department of Homeland Security.
The department is responsible for protecting the US from possible terror attacks and to “secure the nation”.
“Our esteemed colleague, Mr Keith Ryan, passed away this morning in Islamabad,” a statement from the US embassy in Islamabad said.
The BBC’s Syed Shoaib Hasan in Islamabad says that it is the first time such an incident has occurred in Pakistan involving a US diplomatic official.
“The body was discovered from a bathroom in Mr Ryan’s residence,” a local police official told the BBC.
“There was a gunshot wound on the temple and a pistol was found nearby.”
Mr Ryan was due to return to the US on Monday after completing a year-long posting in Islamabad.
A colleague who came to collect him for his morning flight discovered his body.
^ how come its not a news? when pakistani dies you count them in numbers.
so my concern is vast. well to be honest i was amazed to see this thing didnt served as hot cake news. Pakistan forsure is a not a safe place to go, but US cant also take his people out from there. *why they didnt shut down their consulate now or any other foreign consulate felt any threaten *
in way you may think that democracy and human rights are violated when US feels like it. otherwise they dont even care about their own peoples
and come out of this racial discrimination, and stop going through identity crisis. if they forget value human lifes, then i cant see any difference between you and them as well .
ps. its good if you think neutrally and try to analyze every aspect, rather than just try to stick your guns to one end. i suggest you explore different sectors as well to identify new meanings of life.
