Govt to facilitate return of Pakistani stranded abroad in a phases: Zulfi Bukhari.

ISLAMABAD -- Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Overseas Pakistanis Sayed Zulfikar Abbas Bukhari (Zulfi Bukhari) Monday said that in line with the directives of the leadership the government was harnessing available resources and capabilities to facilitate return of Pakistani stranded abroad in a phases.

All credit goes to Prime Minister Imran Khan, who took concrete measures to bring back Pakistanis stranded in various countries, he said this while speaking to Radio Pakistan's current affair programme.

There are hundreds and thousands of Pakistani workers and students stuck in different countries, he said, adding that the overseas Pakistanis working abroad, including Middle Eastern countries, have become jobless during the last three or four months due to COVID-19.

Earlier, 'We were bringing back around ten to fourteen thousand stranded people a week...