KARACHI: An particular flight chartered by the Sindh authorities introduced one other batch of 180 stranded college students from Kyrgyzstan on Saturday, who belonged to completely different components of the nation.
Sindh Governor Kamran Khan Tessori, Sindh ministers Sharjeel Memon and Nasir Hussain Shah and deputy mayor Salman Murad acquired the scholars.
Emotional scenes have been witnessed on the Quaid-i-Azam Worldwide Airport the place dad and mom and relations acquired the scholars with tears of their eyes and smiles on their face.
Earlier on Thursday the primary particular flight introduced “205 trapped college students” from Kyrgyzstan, belonging to completely different components of Sindh.
The contemporary flight, nonetheless, carried college students from completely different components of the nation who later flew to their hometowns.
Governor Tessori, who got here along with his daughter to obtain the scholars, stated the scholars arrived residence have been additionally like his daughters and he felt a lot relieved after he fulfilled his promise to convey them again safely.
“I’m fairly happy that I met my promise to convey them again. I really feel so relieved seeing the dad and mom and households reuniting with their youngsters after spending days in anxiousness and panic,” stated Governor Tessori.
Speaking to reporters after receiving the scholars, the ministers stated that it was “private efforts” of Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah which made the return of whole 385 college students potential inside the shortest potential time.
“The concerns and trauma of their [returned students] households have lastly come to an finish. Those that have returned as we speak from Kyrgyzstan aren’t the scholars of Sindh alone, they belonged to completely different components of the nation,” Mr Memon added.
He stated that the provincial authorities proper after the studies emerged of assaults on Pakistani college students in Kyrgyzstan contacted the overseas ministry and made each effort for particular flight for the scholars in order that they might return as early as potential.
“The CM was specifically directed by President Asif Ali Zardari and PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari for the fast preparations so the scholars can return residence safely,” stated Mr Memon.
“The 2 flights which landed in three days bringing again tons of of scholars have been specifically chartered by the Sindh authorities. We now have talked to college students and their households, they’re happy and have appreciated the efforts of the Sindh authorities.”
When requested concerning the well being of scholars within the final flight as shared by CM Home that a few of them have been being introduced again with accidents, the minister stated that the federal government had made all preparations on the airport that included ambulances, docs and paramedic employees, however all the scholars who had returned have been wonderful.
“We had made all preparations as precautionary measures deploying ambulances and docs however not one of the college students wanted any medical intervention. All of them have been wholesome and protected,” he added.
He made it clear that the Sindh authorities was prepared to increase its help to convey again anybody who was trapped within the violence-hit Central Asian nation and wished to return residence no matter his or her origin in Pakistan.
“The International Workplace is amassing knowledge of these Pakistanis who’re there and wish to return residence as they discover themselves unsafe in Kyrgyzstan. If extra such chartered flights are wanted, we’re prepared to supply our help,” he added.
Printed in Daybreak, Might twenty sixth, 2024