FM confirms at least 540 more students to be flown back today
\nLAHORE
\nDeputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said on Sunday that four special flights, including a Pakistan Air Force Airbus aircraft, will ferry 540 Pakistani students to the country following mob violence against foreign students in the Kyrgyz capital of Bishkek.
\nDar also assured that no Pakistani students were killed in the violence.
\nAddressing the media alongside Information Minister Ataullah Tarar and Federal Minister Engr Amir Muqam, Dar said the number of repatriated students from Bishkek would reach 670 after today\u2019s special flights.
\nThe foreign minister added that three flights are fully booked, but the additional PAF flight is still open for bookings.
\nThe deputy premier stated that 24-hour hotlines are operational to facilitate any Pakistani national wishing to return to the country via special flights.
\n\u201cIf students want to leave, we are prepared to bring them\u2026 but obviously not all students would like to come,\u201d the deputy premier added.
\nAround 140 Pakistani students from Kyrgyzstan\u2019s capital, Bishkek, arrived at Lahore\u2019s Allama Iqbal International Airport last night (Saturday) following mob violence that targeted international students, including Pakistani nationals.
\nDar, sharing information provided by the Kyrgyz foreign minister, said 16 foreign students, including four Pakistanis, had sustained injuries during the mob attacks.
\nThe foreign minister said his counterpart assured him that he, the Kyrgyz president, and the cabinet chair were monitoring the situation and that it is now \u201ccompletely under control\u201d, with no further incidents reported. Dar, quoting his counterpart, said international students were encouraged to engage in dialogue with Kyrgyz students<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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