ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has expressed gratitude towards China for helping evacuate a group of 216 Pakistani citizens from Port Sudan to Jeddah aboard China’s Weishanhu naval vessel.
Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, spokesperson for Ministry of Foreign Affairs, expressed gratitude towards China for helping evacuate a group of 216 Pakistani citizens from Port Sudan to Jeddah aboard China’s Weishanhu naval vessel.
“A batch of 216 Pakistani nationals arrive in Jeddah from Port Sudan aboard Chinese Navy’s Weishanhu today. We are grateful to our Chinese friends for this gesture of support and friendship,” she tweeted.
A batch of 216 Pakistani nationals arrive in Jeddah from Port Sudan aboard 🇨🇳 Navy's Weishanhu today. We are grateful to our Chinese friends for this gesture of support and friendship. pic.twitter.com/wsjpyWY602
— Spokesperson 🇵🇰 MoFA (@ForeignOfficePk) April 28, 2023
Currently, 573 Pakistani citizens have been safely evacuated from Sudan through the collaborative efforts of Pakistan and China.
Meanwhile, Pakistan Air Force (PAF) on Saturday successfully accomplished its third mission to evacuate stranded Pakistanis from conflict-torn Sudan since mid-April.
A PAF C-130 aircraft has returned to Karachi carrying 96 more stranded Pakistanis from Sudan, taking the number of compatriots to be airlifted from the conflict zone to 355, a PAF news release said.
MoFA also confirmed the development.
Third batch of 97 Pakistani nationals from Port Sudan has arrived at JIA, Karachi via Jeddah aboard PAF aircraft C-130. Government of Pakistan will continue to facilitate the safe return of stranded Pakistanis. pic.twitter.com/leTuhqq30Q
— Spokesperson 🇵🇰 MoFA (@ForeignOfficePk) April 29, 2023
As per the direction of the Chief of the Air Force, Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Babar Sidhu, the fleet of transport aircraft of the PAF successfully carried out the evacuation missions with complete professionalism and determination to bring their Pakistani brothers and sisters to safety immediately.
Pakistan Air Force’s successful missions to evacuate Pakistanis from Sudan have been greatly appreciated by the government and people of Pakistan.
