The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has written a letter to the Ministry of National Health Services seeking to put Thailand in A-category countries to enable the former to ensure repatriation of the inmates via special flights
The Pakistani nationals who had visited various cities of Indian states of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Maharashtra, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh were stranded in the neighboring country
Pakistan’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia Raja Ali Ejaz on Thursday confirmed that at least 30 Pakistani citizens have died of COVID-19 so far in the kingdom.
After getting the permission of Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), six special flights with 1,390 nationals on board will land at different airports of the country.
The Emirates aircraft with 225 passengers on board landed at Peshawar's Bacha Khan Airport from Dubai after getting permission from the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).
Upon landing at the Karachi airport the flight was disinfected and the passengers went through a screening process and later were shifted to quarantine facility.
More than 11,700 nationals have been brought back to Pakistan through 104 special flights, said the spokesperson of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA).
He detailed that 2,000 nationals will be brought back to Pakistan till April 20 (tomorrow), whereas, more than 6,000 nationals will return home in the next week.
The federal authorities have granted special permission to a Dubai-based airline for operating a flight to carry 180 stranded Pakistanis in United Arab Emirates (UAE).