Karachi (Web Desk): A third batch of 97 Pakistani nationals from Port Sudan arrived at Jinnah International Airport, Karachi from Jeddah via C-130 aircraft of Pakistan Air Force (PAF).
"The government of Pakistan will continue to facilitate the safe return of stranded Pakistanis," Foreign Office spokesperson on Saturday posted on her Twitter handle.
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
The first batch of 149 Pakistanis evacuated from Sudan arrived safely in Karachi on Friday.
A second batch of 111 stranded Pakistanis also arrived in Karachi on April 28.
A Pakistan Air Force (PAF) spokesperson said that the PAF C-130 aircraft has landed at Karachi carrying more stranded Pakistanis from Sudan.
The PAF has been making efforts to repatriate stranded Pakistanis in coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) and the Pakistan embassies in Sudan and Saudi Arabia.
Over 700 Pakistanis have been evacuated safely from the war-torn region, according to the foreign office.
On April 15, fighting broke out in Sudan between forces loyal to army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his former deputy Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, who commands the powerful paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
As per the UN agencies, at least 459 people had been killed and more than 4,000 injured as of Tuesday across Africa's third-biggest country.
The fighting also destroyed hospitals and limited food distribution in a nation heavily reliant on aid.
A three-day US-brokered ceasefire brought some calm to the capital Khartoum, but witnesses reported fresh air strikes and paramilitaries claimed to have seized a major oil refinery and power plant.
