Pakistani embassies in 100 countries helping overseas Pakistanis

Pakistani embassies in 100 countries helping overseas Pakistanis, according to Foreign Office spokesperson Aisha Farooqui.

She said Pakistani embassies working in 100 countries are providing all possible support to overseas Pakistanis.

Pakistani embassies in 100 countries

Farooqui said this in an interview with a private news channel.

Furthermore, she said the embassy staff had distributed food items among the needy families residing in Gulf countries.

Besides, they are giving financial support to them.

The spokesperson said financial support has been extended to those Pakistanis who are facing serious trouble in Bangkok, Turkey and the United States.

She said that the embassy staffers have also extended help for stranded Pakistanis who are waiting at the airports for repatriation.

To a question, she said the priority has been given to those Pakistanis whose visa period has expired.

Meanwhile, a special aircraft of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) carrying another cache of protective equipment from China reached Islamabad on Monday.

Chairman National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) Lieutenant General Muhammad Afzal received the equipment.

The protective goods include 15 x-ray machines, 119 ventilators, 200 thermal guns, and other material.

Chairman NDMA also spoke on the occasion.

He said more equipment will also arrive from China to fight the Coronavirus pandemic.

He said Pakistan’s testing capacity will likely be reached to 40 thousand daily in coming days.

GTV