PM thanks KSA, Turkiye, Egypt for help to evacuate Pakistanis from Sudan

Islamabad: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Monday thanked the leadership of Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Egypt for their help in evacuation of Pakistanis from war ridden Sudan.

According to a statement issued by the Prime Minister Office today, the government's special emergency plan has been chalked out for the safe evacuation of Pakistanis from Sudan has been successfully executed.    

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif himself had been supervising the plan.   

Four hundred and twenty-seven Pakistanis have safely reached Port Sudan from where they will reach Pakistan.

The government has also made arrangements for their accommodation and meal.

The statement by Prime Minister's office further stated that the process has been started for the return of these Pakistanis through special flights.  Friendly countries and Pakistani missions in the region are extending help in the evacuation of Pakistanis.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has also appreciated the efforts put in by Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar, the Pakistani ambassador in Sudan, military and other relevant officials for preparing a comprehensive evacuation strategy and ensuring its successful implementation.

The Pakistanis are being shifted to safer places in small groups from Khartoum. The Pakistani embassy in Sudan is in constant touch with the stranded Pakistanis. The Embassy can be approached via a helpline.

Meanwhile, Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch in a statement said that Foreign Office continues to work with its missions in the region to provide relief to Pakistanis in Sudan.