PM assures safe return of Pakistanis Students
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani Monday assured families of the stranded Pakistani students in Kyrgyzstan of their safe return. ‘I would like to assure the disturbed families of the students that the government will do its utmost to get them safely back home on an immediate basis,’ the Prime Minister said in National Assembly. ‘We have taken serious note of the issue and tasked NDMA in coordination with the foreign affairs to assure the safe return of the 269 Pakistani students as well as the body of the deceased student from the city of Osh,’ he added. The Prime Minister said he has further directed the concerned authorities to clear all the bottlenecks to speed up the process of repatriation on emergent basis. He said on the directions of the government, NDMA is flying three C-130 aircrafts today and tomorrow to bring back the stranded students and the first flight has already left for Osh today (Monday). The aircraft will be carrying seven tons of blanket and tents with seven tons of food and medicine on the request of the Kyrgyz government which will be handed over to the concerned authorities there.F.P. Report
