On Tuesday, early in the morning, Pakistan International Airlines’ flight PK-6252, carrying 167 students, and flight number ANK-4575 both touched down at Islamabad International Airport from Bishkek.
Following the unrest, 347 Pakistani students were taken out of Bishkek and returned home. Pakistan has used five aircraft to evacuate 810 kids so far.
Following allegations of violence, Pakistan declared that it would airlift the trapped Pakistani students out of Bishkek.
A dedicated aircraft bringing students from Pakistan arrived in Islamabad on Monday from Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
The Pakistani students were greeted at the Islamabad airport by Amir Muqam, the Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan Engineer.
Speaking with the media, the minister stated that following the event, Prime Minister Shhebaz Sharif took quick action to safeguard Pakistani students and that he was keeping an eye on the situation.
Amir Muqam asked how the students were doing and said that the Pakistani government would help anyone who wanted to go back home.
The minister disclosed that additional planes will return students to their homes.
violence in Kyrgyzstan
Student groups in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, broke out in violent altercations; there have been allegations of attackers brandishing batons. A number of foreign students, including Pakistanis, were hurt when the attackers broke into the dorm rooms with force.
According to reports, the violence started on May 13 in response to an instance of harassment involving female students from Egypt.
In order to put an end to the violence, hundreds of Kyrgyz men stormed buildings housing international students, including Pakistanis, according to Kyrgyz police, who said they had deployed forces in the capital of the country in Central Asia yesterday.
