The US citizen has not been named by American officials
An alleged American FBI agent has been arrested under anti-terrorism laws in Pakistan for carrying ammunition while trying to board a flight.
The US citizen was detained at Karachi airport after security staff found 15 bullets for a 9mm handgun in his luggage ahead of a flight to Islamabad.
American media quoted US officials as saying the man is an FBI agent working in Pakistan on a temporary assignment.
A judge ruled he be held until Saturday while Pakistani officials investigate.
US officials said the man had accidentally been carrying the ammunition in his luggage when he was detained on Monday night.
The US embassy in Islamabad refused to reveal his identity but confirmed that a US citizen had been arrested and said the embassy was co-operating with local authorities.
American agents operating inside Pakistan have been the cause of strained relations in the past and have fuelled anti-US feeling in the country.
In 2011 there was furore when CIA contractor Raymond Davis was arrested for shooting dead two men following what he said was an attempted armed robbery in Lahore.
Mr Davis was later released after the families of the dead men accepted "blood money".
The United States and Pakistan co-operate in the global fight against Islamist militants, angering many Pakistanis.
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