Pak completes successful evacuation of citizens from war-torn Sudan.
Pakistan has finished Evacuation Operation its residents from Sudan, where hundreds have died in continuous intense fighting between the paramilitary forces and the army of the African nation.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) tweeted its affirmation.
“By Allah’s grace and tireless efforts of our embassy in Khartoum led by Amb Regi, supported by China and Saudi Arabia and our teams in Jeddah and Islamabad, we have successfully and safely evacuated over 1000 Pakistanis out of Sudan,” the tweet stated. With this, our evacuation efforts from Sudan have come to a conclusion.
By Allah’s grace and tireless efforts of our embassy in Khartoum led by Amb Regi, supported by 🇸🇦 and 🇨🇳 and our teams in Jeddah and Islamabad, we have successfully & safely evacuated over 1000 Pakistanis out of Sudan. With this our evacuation operations out of Sudan have ended.
— Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Pakistan (@ForeignOfficePk) May 2, 2023
According to sources, 5 special flights operated by the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) on their way to Jeddah have taken 636 citizens back to their home countries and have so far landed at Karachi International Airport.
The number of Pakistanis who have been repatriated now stands at 729 thanks to another Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight that brought 93 more citizens to Islamabad.
In contrast to other nations, the government developed the evacuation policy to repatriate regular citizens before diplomats.
Amir Muqam had already stated that the administration would keep working until all Pakistanis had returned from Sudan.