After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, 230 Pakistani students who were stranded in the country reached their country. The Boeing-777 type passenger plane of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), which departed from Poland and carried 230 Pakistani students, arrived in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. Polish Ambassador to Pakistan Maciej Pisarski and his wife Justyna Maria Pisarski, Foreign Minister Mahdum Shah Mahmud Hussein Qureshi and PIA officials welcomed the evacuated Pakistani students at Islamabad International Airport.
Ambassador Pisarski said in a statement, “As the Embassy, we are very happy that the students returned home safely and reunited with their families. We are here to be in solidarity with parents who are concerned about the safety of their children and to share their pain.” In his statement, Minister Qureshi thanked the Polish government and noted that the Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Pakistani Embassies are working hard for the evacuation of Pakistanis stranded in Ukraine. Qureshi added that the flight was a private initiative by the Pakistani government led by Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan.
Abid Mazhar