260 more Pakistanis evacuated from Libya
This brings the total number of Pakistanis evacuated from Libya to 1,987
ISLAMABAD:
A special chartered flight on Wednesday brought 260 more Pakistanis stranded in Libya back home, according to a Ministry of Foreign Affairs statement.
The flight, the seventh so far since August 13 and the second in the past two days, landed in Lahore from Tripoli this morning, bringing the total number of Pakistanis evacuated from Libya to 1,987.
According to the statement, around 1,500 Pakistanis housed in relief camps set up by the Pakistan Embassy in Tripoli are still awaiting evacuation.
Additional flights are planned during the coming weeks to ensure that all stranded Pakistanis are brought back home at the earliest, as directed by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
Of a total 18,000 Pakistani expatriates, 8,000 were severely affected by the outbreak of violence in Libya.
A special chartered flight on Wednesday brought 260 more Pakistanis stranded in Libya back home, according to a Ministry of Foreign Affairs statement.
The flight, the seventh so far since August 13 and the second in the past two days, landed in Lahore from Tripoli this morning, bringing the total number of Pakistanis evacuated from Libya to 1,987.
According to the statement, around 1,500 Pakistanis housed in relief camps set up by the Pakistan Embassy in Tripoli are still awaiting evacuation.
Additional flights are planned during the coming weeks to ensure that all stranded Pakistanis are brought back home at the earliest, as directed by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
Of a total 18,000 Pakistani expatriates, 8,000 were severely affected by the outbreak of violence in Libya.