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Plane left to bring back stranded Pakistanis
ISLAMABAD: The repatriation process for the Pakistanis stranded in violence-hit Kyrgyzstan began today as one C-130 plane of Pakistan Air Force left for the violence-hit country to bring back the Pakistanis, Geo News reported Monday.The plane also carried 14 tones of relief goods along with other items including food and water for the Pakistani citizens. Second plane would leave soon after the first plane took off.
Relief items included medicine, tents and other food items. The plane would soon leave city of Osh after taking the stranded and dead body of Ali Raza onboard.
Earlier, talking to Geo News, the FO official said at least 30 Pakistanis would be brought home in the first stage of repatriation, adding there are at least 269 Pakistanis in Osh, of them, 30 are present near an airport in the city.
The FO official told a plane is about to leave for the strife-torn country to bring these Pakistanis back home, the plane also took relief goods to be distributed among the people rendered homeless by the ruthless clashes in the flashpoints.
According to the officials, government of Pakistan is persistently in contact with the Kyrgyz government for the safe homecoming of the remaining Pakistanis and as soon as the situation improves, other planes would be sent to repatriate others.
The FO spokesman said the Pak Embassy in Bishkek is making efforts to gather all Pakistanis at one point to send them back from Osh Airport.
He said the government is in contact with the parents of students studying in Kyrgyzstan and the plane which left has coffin for the body of Ali Raza slain in the riots.
He said there are at least 100 Pakistani students present in safe areas and the efforts are afoot to transport the others to safer locations.
Courtesy www.Geo.tv