PIA flight brings home 274 stranded Pakistani students from Wuhan

Chinese authorities took extraordinary measures to ensure safety and security of Pakistani students, says MoFa

ISLAMABAD: A special Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight carrying 274 students from Wuhan city in China arrived in Islamabad, Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Tuesday.

During the period of lockdown in Wuhan, the Chinese authorities took extraordinary measures to ensure the safety and security of the Pakistani students, read the statement.



"A solidarity team of two officers, including Third Secretary Muhammad Junaid and Education Attachè Muhammad Suleman Mahsud, from the Pakistan Embassy in Beijing was also dispatched to Wuhan to look after the well-being of the students."

FS Sohail Mahmood & senior MoFA officers extended warm welcome to 🇵🇰students returning home by @Official_PIA from #Wuhan

Appreciated their courage & perseverance as Wuhan battled #COVID19 & congratulated them on successful completion of studies. #LongLivePakistanChinaFriendship pic.twitter.com/LrR7VOfuMd

— Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Pakistan (@ForeignOfficePk) May 18, 2020

The government of Pakistan highly appreciates the efforts of the government and people of China for extending full support and co-operation to the students, as the Wuhan city defeated Covid-19, according to MoFa.

President Xi Jinping in his telephone conversation with Prime Minister Imran Khan, on February 20, 2020, had reaffirmed that China will treat Pakistani students as “our own.”