Modi thanks PM Nawaz for bringing Indian nationals from Yemen
PM arranged special aircraft to take 11 Indian nationals to New Delhi after they arrived in Karachi from Yemen
In this handout photograph received from the Indian Press Information Bureau (PIB) on November 27, 2014, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) shakes hands with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif at the 18th SAARC Summit in the Nepalese capital Kathmandu. PHOTO: AFP
NEW DELHI:
Welcoming 11 evacuees from war-hit Yemen, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif for assisting in the evacuation process.
PM Nawaz had arranged a special aircraft to take the 11 Indian nationals to New Delhi after they arrived in Karachi from Yemen.
India itself has evacuated over 3,000 of its nationals from Yemen so far by air and sea.
The country further received requests for assistance from 26 countries including the US, Bangladesh, France, Germany, and Sri Lanka.
Welcoming 11 evacuees from war-hit Yemen, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif for assisting in the evacuation process.
PM Nawaz had arranged a special aircraft to take the 11 Indian nationals to New Delhi after they arrived in Karachi from Yemen.
India itself has evacuated over 3,000 of its nationals from Yemen so far by air and sea.
The country further received requests for assistance from 26 countries including the US, Bangladesh, France, Germany, and Sri Lanka.