Russia-Ukraine crisis: Pakistani Embassy issues emergency numbers

Kyiv: The Pakistani embassy has released emergency numbers for its citizens for assistance following the worsening conditions in Ukraine.

The officials of the embassy said that the Pakistani embassy in Ukraine is fully operational and assisting its citizens in the war-hit country.

The embassy has released the following numbers, 0380638282984, 0380636965523, 0380636968264 and 0380664944004 and asked the Pakistani nationals to feel free to contact for assistance.

Earlier, Pakistan has asked its students studying in Ukraine to reach the safe city "Tarnopil" for safely exit from war-hit Ukraine.

Pakistan Embassy in Ukraine said in its twitter post, The Airspace of Ukraine is closed. The Embassy is in touch with the students who couldn't leave according to the Advice given to them earlier.

The embassy added that they have been asked to go to Tarnopil. Where arrangements for their evacuation will be made as situation allows.

Pakistan’s Ambassador to Ukraine Dr Noel I Khokhar has confirmed that overall 1,500 Pakistanis including 500 students are present in war-torn Ukraine and they are safe.

Dr Noel Khokhar said that all Pakistanis in Ukraine are safe and they are told to move to safe locations. The envoy said that they will make arrangements for the evacuation of Pakistanis after moving them to safer places.

“Overall 1,500 Pakistanis are present in Ukraine including 500 students. We are in touch with all Pakistanis. Many of the nationals have already departed from the country following our advice and a few students are left in Ukraine. They would be evacuated soon.”

Early on Thursday, Ukraine said that it had closed its airspace to civilian flights because of a “high risk” to safety, hours after a conflict zone monitor warned airlines should stop overflights over the risk of an unintended shootdown or cyber-attack.

Russia has closed some airspace in the Rostov flight information region to the east of its border with Ukraine “in order to provide safety” for civil aviation flights, according to a notice to airmen.