Two more special flights carrying Pakistani students from Kyrgyzstan successfully landed home country.
According to the details, the two special flights KA-4575 and KA-6571 carrying approximately 360 Pakistani students from Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, landed at Islamabad and Lahore International Airport, respectively.
The student’s families and relatives are present at the airport to receive their loved ones who arrived in Lahore and Islamabad.
Meanwhile, separate counters have been set up in the international arrival lounge for the passengers of the flight. Additionally, the FIA has issued orders to hasten the immigration process for students arriving from Bishkek.
Earlier, Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Sunday rebutted claims that no Pakistani student, who came under attack in Kyrgyzstan’s capital Bishkek, was killed in the incident.
“Fake news was spread on social media as not a single student has been killed. About 16 students sustained injuries out of which four were Pakistani,” said Dar while speaking during a presser in Lahore on Sunday. The foreign minister said that they were not only Pakistani students as Indian, Bangladeshi and Arabic students also came under attack. The minister said that held a detailed discussion with his Kyrgyz counterpart, adding that the Pakistani ambassador in Kyrgyzstan kept giving the details from time to time.
Assuring that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is looking at the matter, the FM said about 130 Pakistani students have returned to the country and that 540 more will return today. Dar added that they have restored the emergency unit in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Speaking about the incident, Dar said that the Kyrgyz FM said their opposition is running campaigns against international students and that it talks against the government’s policy.
