Evacuation mission concludes after bringing all stranded Pakistanis home: FO
There were around 3000 Pakistanis residing in Yemen before the prevailing crisis.
ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday reported that 1019 stranded Pakistanis have been evacuated from Yemen in the last ten days by three special flights, three naval evacuations and a land evacuation, through neighboring Oman.
In a press release, the Foreign Office stated that there may still be an estimated 100-150 Pakistanis still left in the country, these are mostly the ones who have chosen to stay on.
“The emergency evacuation operation has thus effectively culminated on 7th April, 2015, since we do not have any more compatriots registered for evacuation,” it added.
There were around 3000 Pakistanis residing in Yemen before the current crisis. However, in response to various advisories sent by the mission, in the wake of evolving security situation, Pakistani nationals started leaving Yemen gradually, and only around 1200 Pakistanis remained in the country when airstrikes campaign by GCC coalition commenced on March 26, 2015.
Over 900 of these registered with the embassy for immediate evacuation. They were mostly located in Sana’a, Al Hudeida, Aden and Mokallah.
