On the instructions of the Government of Pakistan, special PIA flights are being operated for the repatriation of Pakistanis stranded abroad.
According to the report of Baaghi TV, CEO PIA Air Marshal Arshad Malik has written a letter to the US Ambassador and the US State Department regarding the direct flights of PIA to the United States.
The letter said PIA should be allowed direct relief flights to the United States.
PIA CEO Arshad Malik further said in the letter that he wanted to bring Pakistanis stranded in the United States due to the coronavirus on chartered flights. Flight operations have been suspended due to the pandemic. Now special flights have to be operated, which requires the assistance of the US embassy.
On the instructions of the Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan, special measures have been taken for the repatriation of Pakistanis stranded abroad. The Government of Pakistan and especially Prime Minister Imran Khan is personally monitoring the situation. In the current crisis, it has been decided to provide full assistance to the troubled overseas Pakistanis.
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PIA staff is playing a leading role in this difficult situation despite the threat of the deadly virus. With the efforts of Aviation Minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan, special flights have been made possible for Pakistanis wishing to return home. PIA launches flights from April 4 to repatriate stranded Pakistanis abroad. The government has opened a limited part of the Islamabad Airport for air traffic and imposes restrictions on PIA in terms of a number of passengers.
It is noteworthy that most of the repatriation flights of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) are one-way flights. The crew and passengers are operated in accordance with the international rules and regulations laid down by the quarantine. Thus the number of passengers cannot go beyond a certain limit.
According to a limited estimate, about 35,000 Pakistanis want to return home. On return, passengers will be quarantined for 48 hours, all passengers will have to go through a testing phase. Those who test positive will be kept in the hospital.
Pakistan’s ambassador and high commissioner to foreign countries are responsible for compiling a priority list of stranded passengers. In this regard, coherent, comprehensive, and actionable instructions have been issued to the concerned agencies and Pakistani embassies abroad.
The day and night efforts of all concerned authorities, including doctors, medical staff, law enforcement agencies, and the civil administration, have increased testing and quarantine arrangements to enable more Pakistanis to return home.
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