Second PAF flight brings back stranded Pakistanis from Sudan
- By Web Desk -
- Apr 28, 2023
ISLAMABAD: In an arduous evacuation mission, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) successfully brought back 259 stranded Pakistanis from conflict-hit Sudan.
“Second Pakistan Air Force (PAF) aircraft has landed back at Karachi after successfully completing evacuation mission from Sudan,” the state news agency reported.
The C-130 Hercules carrying 110 Pakistanis from conflict-hit Sudan took off this afternoon from Jeddah while earlier today, Pakistan Air Force Airbus also evacuated 149 stranded Pakistanis and landed at Jinnah International Airport, Karachi.
READ: 149 PAKISTANIS EVACUATED FROM SUDAN ARRIVE IN KARACHI
In line with the directives of PAF’s senior leadership, Pakistan Air Force transport aircraft are conducting arduous evacuation missions to bring back fellow countrymen who were stranded in war-torn Sudan.
The transport fleet of the Pakistan Air Force has always been at the forefront to respond to the call of the Nation during natural disasters and calamities.
Pakistan’s embassy in Sudan was in constant touch with the 1500 Pakistanis living in Sudan and was providing them with all possible facilities. The embassy in Sudan had formed a WhatsApp group to remain in touch with Pakistanis who were advised to stay at home.
It is pertinent to mention here that fighting between the RSF and Sudan’s army erupted, derailing an internationally backed plan for a transition to a civilian democracy four years after the fall of Islamist autocrat Omar al-Bashir to mass protests and two years after a military coup.