Pakistan evacuates over 250 citizens stranded in Turkey

Pakistan brought back its 268 nationals stranded in Turkey due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Pakistani nationals, who came to Turkey for a visit on short-term visas, were brought back home from Istanbul by a special flight of Pakistani Airlines on May 4.

“We are very grateful to the relevant Turkish authorities for their constant support & cooperation throughout the process, Pakistan’s Embassy in Turkey said on Twitter.

Praising Turkey for its help during the evacuation, the embassy said: “Turkish authorities took utmost care and facilitated all stranded Pakistanis.”

This flight was part of Pakistan’s special repatriation operation to bring back thousands of its citizens stranded across the globe through Pakistan International Airlines and other airline carriers.

As the situation started worsening in Turkey, students and permanent residents also started sending requests to the consulate for returning home.

Notably, there are well over 100 students. Many of them are running out of resources, anxiously waiting to hear from government of a definite plan to transport them to Pakistan.

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