500 stranded Pakistanis repatriated from Saudi Arabia.

ISLAMABAD -- As many as 500 stranded Pakistanis Friday were repatriated from Saudi Arabia who were stuck up there after the suspension of flight operations following the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic.

A special PIA flight PK 8710 carrying 250 stranded Pakistanis departed from Jeddah for Lahore at 14:30 hours. Pakistan's Consul General at Jeddah Khalid Majid and Deputy Consul General Shaiq Ahmed Bhutto saw off the passengers at the airport, said a press release received here.

This was second of the two special flights departed from the Kingdom carrying stranded Pakistanis to their homeland...

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