Federal Minister for Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), Ghulam Sarwar said that 54,116 stranded Pakistanis have been brought to the country.
He said that those in Europe and the UK are also being repatriated through chartered flights, the minister shared.
The country will be repatriating all stranded Pakistanis in Europe and the Middle East by July 20, according to the aviation minister.
Addressing the National Assembly on Friday, Minister for Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan said that overseas Pakistanis are the nation’s asset and contribute to the country’s economy. He shared that Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has operated special flights to bring overseas Pakistanis from the Middle East.
Last week, Qatar Airways, Turkish Airlines, Emirates, Etihad Airways and Fly Dubai cancelled flights to Pakistan owing to what they claimed flight approval revocation by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).
