PIA flight brings 274 students from Wuhan

A special Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane arrived in Pakistan carrying students stranded in Wuhan due to the coronavirus lockdown.

According to sources, 274 Pakistani students stranded in China have returned home on a special PIA flight.

Sources said that PIA flight PK 8872 arrived at Islamabad airport with the students. Earlier, a complete medical examination of the students was conducted at the Wuhan airport and the test reports were also checked.

According to a statement from the Pakistani embassy in Beijing, this was the first special flight to repatriate Pakistanis from China, Pakistani students were studying at various universities in the Chinese province of Hubei, including Wuhan.

PIA flight carrying 274 Pakistani students departs from Wuhan

Earlier this year, China locked down the entire province of Hubei, including Wuhan, the epicenter of the coronavirus epidemic, due to which more than 500 Pakistani students studying there were trapped.

The students and their parents urged the government to take steps to repatriate them, but the Chinese government assured the students of their care. Moreover, the Government of Pakistan decided not to repatriate the students immediately to prevent the spread of the virus.

All passengers upon arriving in Pakistan have been subject to relevant procedures of government for containing the spread of disease.

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