ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Overseas Pakistanis Syed Zulfi Bukhari said on Thursday that Pakistan is expanding flight operation to repatriate Pakistanis stranded across the globe.
In an interview with the BBC, Zulfi Bukhari said, 21,000 Pakistnais working in the Arab countries, have lost their jobs due to economic situation prevailing in the world after lockdown due to coronavirus outbreak.
“The government will make sure to get them back on their jobs after betterment in the situation”, he was quoted as saying.
Bukhari ruled out impression of any pressure to bring back Pakistanis from the Arab countries.
The national flag carrier is continuing its operations to bring back stranded Pakistani expats across the globe and so far 11,700 have been airlifted from the various countries.
The national flag carrier is continuing its operations to bring back stranded Pakistani expats across the globe and so far 11,700 have been airlifted from the various countries.
