260 Pakistanis evacuated from conflict-hit Sudan: FO

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PAF aircraft brings 111 more Pakistanis back from clash-hit Sudan

28 April,2023 08:37 pm

KARACHI (Dunya News) – The second batch of 111 stranded Pakistanis from clash-hit Sudan arrived via Jeddah aboard Pakistan Airforce aircraft C-130 taking the total number of evacuees to 260, stated Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on Friday.

With the latest flight, 260 Pakistanis have returned home safely.

— Spokesperson MoFA (@ForeignOfficePk) April 28, 2023

Earlier, the PAF plane had landed Karachi with first batch of 149 Pakistanis evacuated from Sudan.

Taking to Twitter, FO spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said: “Safe evacuation of every Pakistani and bringing them home safe remains our top priority”.

Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari also welcomed home the Pakistanis evacuated from Sudan. In a Twitter post, he wrote: “I welcome home first batch of 149 Pakistanis evacuated from Sudan who arrived safely at Karachi via a PIA operated airbus. We will continue to work until every Pakistani in Sudan is evacuated and brought home safe at the earliest”.