Pakistani students stranded in Urumqi get extension in visa.

BEIJING -- Pakistani students and community members stranded in Urumqi owing to non-availability of flights in view of the new coronavirus outbreak in China have been granted an 11-day visa extension by the Chinese authorities.

All of them have been provided hotel accommodation and food will be made available for them till the flights resume between Urumqi and Islamabad, according to official sources here on Saturday.

The Chinese authorities in Beijing and Urumqi are fully cooperating and assuring that all our nationals including students and traders who are currently stranded in Urumqi are being provided accommodation, food and healthcare,according to a senior official of the Pakistan Embassy in Beijing.

The embassy officials are also in contact with...