Around 427 Pakistanis safely reached Port Sudan and are being lodged before arrangements for their onward journey are coordinated, the Foreign Office (FO) said on Monday. The spokesperson, in a statement, said that the FO continued to follow the developments in Sudan and was working with Pakistan’s Missions in the region to provide relief to Pakistanis there. Representatives from the Pakistan International Airline (PIA) and Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and other relevant agencies had also joined the meeting. Read Saudi FM meets Syria's Assad on first Damascus trip since warEarlier, Saudi Arabia’s Embassy in Pakistan announced the evacuation of 91 people, including Pakistanis, from Sudan on Sunday. Sixty-six people from brotherly and friendly countries including Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Tunisia, Pakistan, India, Bulgaria, Bangladesh, the Philippines, Canada, and Burkina Faso have been evacuated.

Source: The Express Tribune April 24, 2023 21:02 UTC