Pak Navy ship with 150 Pakistanis leaves Petromasila terminal for Karachi: FO
Hundreds of Pakistanis have been evacuated so far.
ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) – Foreign Office spokesperson Tasnim Aslam on Saturday reported that Pak Navy ship with around 150 Pakistanis has left Petromasila terminal Mokallah for Karachi.
According to the spokesperson, Chinese students and some Europeans and Indians employees of a company whose Chief Executive Officer facilitated evacuation of Pakistanis are also on the ship.
Chinese students and employees, mostly Europeans&Indians, of a company whose CEO facilitated our citizens, are on PN ship for evacuation.
— SpokespersonMOFA (@ForeignOfficePk) April 4, 2015
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