Pakistani nationals safe in ME, NA panel told

ISLAMABAD:

The National Assembly Standing Committee on Overseas Pakistanis was informed on Tuesday that there was no situation requiring a mass evacuation of Pakistani nationals from the Middle East.

The remarks were made by senior officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA). MoFA's Crisis Management Cell head gave a detailed briefing to the NA panel about the number of Pakistanis stranded in various Middle Eastern countries due to the ongoing conflict and about the efforts being made to repatriate them.

The session was chaired by PPP MNA Syed Agha Rafiullah.