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LAHORE: Around 350 Pakistani expatriates evacuated from Libya arrived in Lahore on Tuesday, DawnNews reported.
The expatriates arrived in the city on two special chartered flights. Some 170 Pakistanis arrived in Lahore on the first Turkish Airlines flight, whereas 180 Pakistanis reached here on the second flight.
Over 10,000 Pakistanis are still stranded in Libya and require the government’s attention.
According to one estimate, Pakistan has around 18,000 of its nationals in Libya.
“Our Missions in the region have clear instructions from the Foreign Ministry to facilitate early and safe repatriation of Pakistani expatriates to Pakistan,” a statement from the Foreign Office spokesperson said on Monday.
President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani taking note of the problems of stranded Pakistanis in Libya had directed the Foreign Office Sunday to take immediate measures for the safety of Pakistani expatriates.
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