Ishaq Dar said that three special flights will bring back 540 Pakistani students from Kyrgyzstan. Speaking at a press conference in Lahore Dar said, around 130 students reached Pakistan yesterday through commercial flights. Today, three commercial special flights will bring our students back to safety.
He further added on the government’s request Air Force will also conduct a special mission to help the students.
The situation became very dangerous for Pakistani students due to mob violence in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan. The health department of Kyrgyz also reported that five students suffered severe injuries caused by the mob.
Hundreds of Kyrgyz men attacked the foreign students including Pakistanis residing in the city. Pakistan summoned Kyrgyz envoy to the Foreign Office and demanded the protection of the students. The head of the embassy asked the students to remain indoors till the de-escalation of the situation.
PM Shehbaz Sharif also asked Dar to visit Bishkek along with Minister Amir Muqam on a special flight, but they did not travel as planned.
Kyrgyz Foreign Minister confirmed that a total of 16 foreign students suffered injuries out of which four to five are Pakistanis.
Ishaq Dar also said that people are lying on social media saying that Pakistani students died due to a mob attack, he further said that the Kyrgyz government confirmed that not a single student died in the attack.
Explaining why he did not go to Kyrgyzstan, Dar said he and Muqam planned the visit but the Kyrgyz authorities requested to trust them, so they canceled the visit.