UAE, Pakistan authorities working on more repatriation flights

The UAE has facilitated with Islamabad to apportion extra trips to repatriate Pakistanis living in the UAE.

Around twelve repatriation flights will leave the UAE between April 20 and April 28 and they will be worked by Emirates, Air Arabia and PIA, sources said.

Upwards of six trips of the UAE flight operations have been distributed which incorporates five by Dubai-based Emirates and one Air Arabia flight. Furthermore, seven trips of Pakistan International Airlines would repatriate residents of Pakistan the April 20 to 28, 2020.

The main repatriation trip of PIA took off on Saturday, April 18, conveying 227 individuals to Islamabad. While four extra flights repatriated 1,000 Pakistanis to Lahore and Karachi on Monday, April 20.

Around 40,000 individuals had enlisted with the Pakistan Consulate in Dubai for repatriation as of late. It incorporates more than 10,000 abroad Pakistanis who were rendered jobless in view of the coronavirus flare-up.

As of late, Sheik Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the UAE's Foreign Minister, and Pakistan's Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi held a telephonic discussion where Qureshi said thanks to the UAE government for the help in battling covid-19 just as for discharging 400 Pakistani detainees, and their resulting repatriation to Pakistan.

While trading sees on the worldwide episode of Covid-19, the two Foreign Ministers conceded to the significance of upgraded respective collaboration to mutually address the difficulties.

Pakistan's Foreign  minister additionally informed Sheik Abdullah of the endeavors being made by the administration for repatriation of the abandoned Pakistanis from UAE to Pakistan.