Govt fulfilled its promise to repatriate 250,000 stranded Pakistani nationals: PM Imran

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday reiterated his support for overseas Pakistanis and said the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government repatriated 250,000 Pakistanis from across the globe.

The premier, in a tweet, said despite massive disruptions in global air travel, the federal government fulfilled its promise of bringing back stranded Pakistanis and overseas workers.

He vowed to continue to support overseas Pakistanis in every way possible.

Earlier, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi had also said that the government was fully cognizant of the problems facing overseas Pakistanis, including those stranded in different countries and had assured that all those stranded due to the outbreak of the global pandemic would be repatriated.

On June 16, the federal cabinet decided to resume phase-wise international flights for repatriation of overseas Pakistani nationals.

During the meeting, presided by the prime minister, relevant authorises were directed to make an 'action-plan' regarding flight operations.

The premier said that overseas Pakistani nationals would not be left alone in this difficult time. "Millions of citizens had lost their jobs due to the pandemic and that the government is ready to help its compatriots."