3 PIA flights bringing back Pakistanis from Saudi Arabia

Three special flights of Pakistan International Airlines will bring Pakistanis from Saudi Arabia today, said the foreign office spokesperson.

As many as 350 more Pakistanis stranded in Saudi Arabia are set to return to the homeland via three special flights of the PIA. The special flights are also bringing along 20 dead bodies of expats that lost their lives in a foreign land and would now be buried in Pakistan.

According to the foreign office, so far 4,000 Pakistanis brought back from Saudi Arabia. Spokesperson for the foreign office said that ration was being provided to the stranded Pakistanis in Saudi Arabia. Efforts are being made for their early repatriation, the office said.

Earlier on May 31, 251 passengers boarded a special Karachi bound Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.