ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi announced on Friday the establishment of a committee to ensure an organized and careful repatriation of Pakistanis stranded in different countries.
The committee is led by the foreign minister himself while others comprise Aviation Minister Ghulam Sarwar, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on National Security Division (SAPM) Moeed Yusuf, representatives of National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and National Institute of Health (NIH).
Qureshi said overseas Pakistanis will not be left alone in this difficult hour. The government is fully cognizant of the problems of overseas Pakistanis including those stranded in different countries.
So far 1600 stranded Pakistanis have been brought back whilst 36000 to 40,000 are still awaiting the return to the homeland, said Qureshi. He assured that Pakistani consulates abroad are extending all possible assistance to the stranded nationals using all resources to provide them accommodation, food and meeting their other needs.
