7,040 stranded Pakistanis evacuated from Libya

ISLAMABAD: The government has facilitated evacuation of 7,040 stranded Pakistanias from Libya through chartered and commercial flights. Out of 7,040 Pakistanis, 3,310 were evacuated through 13 special flights and the remaining Pakistanis were facilitated through neighboring countries/commercial airlines. As per details, the federal government sanctioned Rs400 million to carry out evacuation/repatriation of stranded Pakistanis from Libya while the ministry of foreign affairs established a crisis management cell at the Foreign Office to provide assistance to the relatives of stranded Pakistanis in Libya round the clock.
The authorities also established four relief camps, two in Tripoli and one each in Benghazi and Sebha, for provision of food, shelter and medical assistance to Pakistanis seeking repatriation. At one time, around 3,300 stranded Pakistanis were staying in these relief camps.