KARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has started to bring back 200 Pakistani passengers stranded in the United States due to the coronavirus epidemic.
Pakistan Ambassador to the United States Asad Amjad personally inspected the arrangements at the airport and extended his best wishes to the nationals returning to the homeland.
According to the schedule shared by the PIA, another flight will leave for Pakistan tomorrow carrying 150 students from the US. PIA was allowed to operate direct flights to Washington to airlift its stranded citizens.
The permission was granted by the US Transport Department on Pakistan’s request to repatriate its stranded citizens in the United States of America.
Earlier, Special Assistant to the PM for Overseas Pakistanis Zulfi Bukhari has announced that Pakistan would send its first flight on 18th May, to repatriate students from Wuhan, China.
Moreover, around 40 stranded citizens have arrived at the Karachi International airport via Sri Lankan Airlines flight.
The passengers upon their arrival praised the efforts of Pakistani High Commission for providing all possible support and assistance during their stay in Sri Lanka during these difficult times.
Read more: India permits 193 stranded Pakistanis to return on May 5
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