In order to bring back the Pakistanis stranded in Saudi Arabia, the government announced to operate flights from 2 Saudi cities. Apart from the Saudi city of Jeddah, the government also announced special flights from the capital Riyadh. According to details, Syed Zulfikar Bukhari, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister for Overseas Pakistanis, has said that he has decided to start two flights a week to repatriate Pakistanis wishing to return from Saudi Arabia.
The transfer of patients and the dead to Pakistan has also been added to the priority list. He said that initially it was decided that two special flights would be sent to Jeddah to bring back the Pakistanis but later one flight was shifted to Jeddah and one to Riyadh. Pakistanis need not worry because these flights will come every week.
However, if the number of coronary heart disease patients increases, then the schedule may need to be changed. "Right now, we should thank the Saudi government for taking care of our people," the special assistant to the prime minister said. At present, there are one lakh Pakistanis all over the world who want to return home. Most of them are based in Saudi Arabia. They are to be repatriated on a priority basis, while steps are being taken to repatriate 70 bodies from Saudi Arabia. It should be noted that due to the spread of Corona virus, all the countries of the world had stopped air travel, due to which thousands of Pakistanis are stranded in many countries. The government of Pakistan is making continuous efforts to bring these Pakistanis back to the country. So far, some Pakistanis stranded in the UAE and other countries have returned home.
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