Another group of 308 Pakistanis evacuated through Turkey

ANKARA, 2 March 2011: Another group of 308 Pakistanis stranded in Libya have been evacuated by ferry to Turkish port city of Marmaris and shall soon reach Pakistan through chartered flights. This is in addition to 354 workers who were earlier flown to Lahore on 28 February / 1 March. Another group of 13 persons were sent to Pakistan on 28 February.

Out of these 308 passengers who have reached Turkey, 89 + 26 are employees of Turkish companies M/s Tekfen and M/s TML Construction which are making arrangements for their repatriation to Pakistan. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is chartering PIA aircraft to airlift from Turkey the remaining group of 193 persons that also includes 8 minors. Complete list of these workers and others is available on http://pakturkey.blogspot.com

On the instructions of the Foreign Secretary Mr. Salman Bashir, Pakistan Embassy in Turkey has been designated as the regional focal point and coordinating all evacuation efforts. The Embassy has set up a field office in the port city of Marmaris and a 4-member Embassy team is facilitating Pakistanis in immigration formalities and their boarding and lodging. The Embassy is also in contact with the Turkish and Libyan officials for safe travel of other Pakistanis in various cities of Libya who have expressed the desire to leave Libya.

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