The federal government has evacuated 71 Pakistanis from Lebanon and Syria as a particular flight of Pakistan Worldwide Airways (PIA) carrying them arrived in Karachi within the wee hours of Wednesday.
The flight transported sixty-seven Pakistani nationals repatriated from Lebanon who travelled to Damascus by highway earlier than being airlifted to Pakistan, stated the Overseas Workplace.
4 different Pakistanis from Syria had been additionally evacuated, in accordance with the FO.
The Overseas Workplace stated in a press release that the safety, transport and meals preparations had been made by the Pakistan Embassy in Lebanon and Syria to make sure incident-free evacuation by means of Lebanon.
Upon their arrival, the evacuees had been welcomed on the airport by Governor Sindh Kamran Tessori, Federal Minister Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, and Sindh Industries Minister Jam Ikramullah Dharejo.
Governor Sindh Kamran Khan Tessori highlighted the federal government’s dedication to making sure the protected return of Pakistanis from Lebanon, assuring that the remaining Pakistanis stranded in Lebanon would even be repatriated quickly.
He additionally acknowledged the well timed actions of the embassies in facilitating the swift return of the Pakistanis, expressing gratitude that 71 Pakistanis had safely returned from war-hit Lebanon.
Federal Minister Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, talking at Karachi Airport, careworn that it was a difficult job, including that the Ministry of Overseas Affairs took full accountability for making certain the protected return of Pakistani nationals.
Dharejo additionally praised the position of the Sindh authorities on this effort.
The Ministry of Overseas Affairs final month activated its Disaster Administration Unit (CMU) to help Pakistani nationals and their households in Lebanon, the place they had been left trapped because of the suspension of flight operations.