Yemen crisis: PIA flight lands in Sanaa to evacuate 174 stranded Pakistanis
Pakistan Navy vessel will also reach al Hudeida city to evacuate 34 Pakistanis
Armed Yemeni supporters of the separatist Southern Movement stand guard next to a vehicle on April 4, 2015 in the Mansura district of the the southern Yemeni port city of Aden. PHOTO: AFP
A Pakistan International Airlines aircraft landed in Sanaa, the troubled capital of Yemen on Sunday to bring back another 174 stranded Pakistanis.
Further, Foreign Office spokesperson Tasnim Aslam said another Pakistan Navy vessel will also reach al Hudeida city on Sunday morning to evacuate 34 Pakistanis.
Read: PNS ship, with 147 on board, homebound
“All possible means are being utilised for early and safe evacuation of all stranded Pakistanis in Yemen,” Aslam said, according to Radio Pakistan.
A Pakistan Navy frigate, carrying 147 Pakistanis and 36 foreigners, sailed off from the Yemeni port city of al Mukalla on Saturday.
Read: Homecoming: Relief and joy as 503 Pakistanis return
The vessel, PNS Aslat, is scheduled to dock at Karachi port on April 7.
'Negotiating Yemen crisis'
Brushing aside speculation regarding Pakistan’s role in the Yemen crisis, prime minister’s senior aide Sartaj Aziz said a final decision on how to move forward on the Yemen issue will be taken at the joint session of the Parliament tomorrow.
“Pakistan is trying its best to seek a negotiated settlement to the Yemen crisis,” Aziz said, according to Radio Pakistan.
Read: Saudi-led coalition: PM calls joint session of Parliament to discuss Yemen crisis on Monday
“Despite all odds, we are continuing efforts to bring both the sides to negotiation table,” he added.
Aziz warned that any further escalation in the prevailing security situation in Yemen could destabilise the entire region, affecting the Muslims.
Briefing on Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s visit to Turkey, Aziz said Pakistan have agreed to intensify efforts for a peaceful solution to the Yemen issue.
Read: Yemen crisis: Pakistan, Turkey to work for a peaceful solution
Further, the aide said Pakistan will take a final decision on how to move forward on the Yemen issue at the joint session of Parliament on Monday.
Further, Foreign Office spokesperson Tasnim Aslam said another Pakistan Navy vessel will also reach al Hudeida city on Sunday morning to evacuate 34 Pakistanis.
Read: PNS ship, with 147 on board, homebound
“All possible means are being utilised for early and safe evacuation of all stranded Pakistanis in Yemen,” Aslam said, according to Radio Pakistan.
A Pakistan Navy frigate, carrying 147 Pakistanis and 36 foreigners, sailed off from the Yemeni port city of al Mukalla on Saturday.
Read: Homecoming: Relief and joy as 503 Pakistanis return
The vessel, PNS Aslat, is scheduled to dock at Karachi port on April 7.
'Negotiating Yemen crisis'
Brushing aside speculation regarding Pakistan’s role in the Yemen crisis, prime minister’s senior aide Sartaj Aziz said a final decision on how to move forward on the Yemen issue will be taken at the joint session of the Parliament tomorrow.
“Pakistan is trying its best to seek a negotiated settlement to the Yemen crisis,” Aziz said, according to Radio Pakistan.
Read: Saudi-led coalition: PM calls joint session of Parliament to discuss Yemen crisis on Monday
“Despite all odds, we are continuing efforts to bring both the sides to negotiation table,” he added.
Aziz warned that any further escalation in the prevailing security situation in Yemen could destabilise the entire region, affecting the Muslims.
Briefing on Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s visit to Turkey, Aziz said Pakistan have agreed to intensify efforts for a peaceful solution to the Yemen issue.
Read: Yemen crisis: Pakistan, Turkey to work for a peaceful solution
Further, the aide said Pakistan will take a final decision on how to move forward on the Yemen issue at the joint session of Parliament on Monday.