ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office announced on Monday that approximately 427 Pakistanis have reached Port Sudan safely and are being lodged before arrangements for their onward journey are coordinated.
This comes after the sudden eruption of violence between the military and the well-armed Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group on April 15, which has triggered a humanitarian crisis and killed 420 people in Sudan.
Earlier this week, Foreign Secretary Asad Majeed Khan held a follow-up virtual meeting with Pakistan’s Missions in Sudan and neighboring countries to discuss modalities for the safe evacuation of Pakistanis from the war-torn country. Representatives from the PIA and Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and other relevant agencies also joined.
The foreign office spokesperson, in a statement, said that the Foreign Office continued to follow the developments in Sudan and was working with Pakistan’s Missions in the region to provide relief to Pakistanis there.
It may be recalled that on Sunday, Saudi Arabia’s Embassy in Pakistan announced the evacuation of 91 people, including Pakistanis. According to a statement from the embassy, the operation was carried out by the Royal Saudi Naval Forces with the support of various branches of the armed forces on the directives of the Kingdom’s leadership.
