Yemen turmoil: Pakistani aircraft carrying rescued Indians reaches New Delhi
The Indian nationals reached Karachi Port along with 146 Pakistanis from Yemen
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A special aircraft, carrying 11 Indian evacuees from Yemen, reached New Delhi from Karachi, Express News reported on Wednesday.
India on Tuesday accepted Pakistan’s offer to transport Indian nationals back home who reached Karachi Port along with 146 Pakistanis from Yemen.
Read: Promise delivered: Special flight to take rescued Indians to Delhi
Pakistan’s High Commissioner to New Delhi Abdul Basit in a twitter message had said Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had offered a special aircraft to take the 11 Indians from Pakistan to India.
Read: 11 Indians among those rescued by Pakistan from Yemen
Shortly after the offer was conveyed by the mission to the Indian government, the spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs India, Syed Akbaruddin took to Twitter to confirm that India had accepted Pakistan’s offer.
“India accepts Pakistan’s offer to fly back from Karachi by special plane 11 Indians evacuated by Pakistani naval ship from Yemen,” he tweeted on Tuesday.
India on Tuesday accepted Pakistan’s offer to transport Indian nationals back home who reached Karachi Port along with 146 Pakistanis from Yemen.
Read: Promise delivered: Special flight to take rescued Indians to Delhi
Pakistan’s High Commissioner to New Delhi Abdul Basit in a twitter message had said Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had offered a special aircraft to take the 11 Indians from Pakistan to India.
Read: 11 Indians among those rescued by Pakistan from Yemen
Shortly after the offer was conveyed by the mission to the Indian government, the spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs India, Syed Akbaruddin took to Twitter to confirm that India had accepted Pakistan’s offer.
“India accepts Pakistan’s offer to fly back from Karachi by special plane 11 Indians evacuated by Pakistani naval ship from Yemen,” he tweeted on Tuesday.