ISLAMABAD: The team assisting Pakistanis in Sudan received praise from Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday for its efforts to ensure the successful evacuation of Pakistanis.
The safe arrival of 847 Pakistanis at Sudan Port and 107 Pakistanis in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, pleased the prime minister. The Pakistan Air Force’s efforts to ensure the secure return of Pakistanis from Sudan were also praised by PM Shehbaz. Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar, and Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs were thanked by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for efficiently overseeing the overall project. The Pakistani ambassador to Sudan, Mir Behrose Reki, the chancellor, Muhammad Saeed, the military attaché, Colonel Muhammad Haroon, and the commercial attaché, Atta Ullah, were also given praise.
The prime minister specifically paid tributes to the staff members of the Pakistani Embassy in Sudan Muhammad Bilal Shafiq and Rashid Khan for their efforts in this regard. The prime minister directed the concerned authorities to continue to work with full vigour until the safe return of all Pakistanis from Sudan.On the directives of the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu has ordered Pakistan Air Force (PAF) transport fleet to carry out swift evacuation of stranded Pakistanis from conflict-hit Sudan. According to a PAF news release on Friday, the PAF Airbus carrying 149 passengers has safely landed at Karachi through Jeddah. The PAF C-130 carrying 110 Pakistani passengers would land in latter half of the day.
“Air Force is making all-out efforts to repatriate stranded Pakistanis in coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Pakistan Embassies in Sudan and Saudi Arabia,” it said. “The rescued Pakistanis from Port Sudan New International Airport are being transported by PAF aircraft. Pakistan Air Force would continue to repatriate the brothers and sisters in distress to their homeland,” it added. The evacuated families expressed their gratitude to the Government of Pakistan and appreciated Pakistan Air Force for their timely rescue amidst the rapidly deteriorating situation in Sudan.
