Pakistan has announced plans to repatriate all of its those citizens stranded around the globe, including in the Middle East, as a result of the pandemic, AP news agency reported. Between 40,000 and 45,000 of their nationals will be brought home every week, starting June 20, the government said.
About 120,000 Pakistanis are expected to return in the coming weeks and they will have to quarantine themselves at homes for 14 days. Syed Zulfiqar Bukhari, an adviser of Prime Minister Imran Khan, said all international passenger flights are being allowed to resume their operations at 25 percent capacity as per social distancing regulations. In recent months, about 75,000 Pakistanis have already returned home through special and regular flights amid a surge in COVID-19 deaths and infections.
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